Man killed, four injured in West Baltimore shooting – CBS Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WJZ) – Five people were shot in West Baltimore on Friday night, police said. Police said a 36-year-old man did not survive.

Officers responded around 7:49 p.m. with a Shot Spotter alert at the 1300 block of Northwest Avenue, where they found the victims.

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Four of the victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Police Commissioner Michael Harrison was at the scene.

A woman at the scene told WJZ her husband was the victim.

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“There was a shooting down there, five people were shot and of course, one of the bullets went into my husband,” said the woman who was waiting for her husband. “He seems sober, he is in Shock Trauma.”

UPDATE: @BaltimorePolice confirmed 5 people were shot here tonight, off North Ave – at least 13 ppl were shot today in one bloody day alone #Baltimore. Commissioner Harrison was at the scene. Neighbors told me they heard multiple gunshots and saw someone running away from the scene @wjz pic.twitter.com/XOUFZOH9u8

– Annie Rose Ramos (@AnnieRoseNews) December 18, 2021

Friday afternoon, one person was killed and six were injured in two separate shootings in east and central Baltimore. Three men were shot on Castle Street around midday, and four were shot, one dead, in a shooting on Laurens Street less than an hour later.

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This is a developing story and will be updated.