12-year-old girl killed, three adults wounded in shooting near Leon Day Park in Baltimore
A 12-year-old girl was killed and three adults were wounded after two men allegedly opened fire near Leon Day Park in Baltimore, authorities said.
Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley said the girl was apparently caught in the crossfire at Leon Day Park, where a youth football league was holding a homecoming event, and that the shooting followed a dispute the men believed began over a parking space.
Baltimore police told Fox News Digital officers responded to the 1200 block of North Franklintown Road at approximately 6:15 p.m. after receiving multiple reports of gunfire. Officers found a 25-year-old woman with an apparent gunshot wound and the 12-year-old girl, who was transported to a hospital and later pronounced dead, the police statement said.
A 28-year-old man and a 23-year-old man separately walked into area hospitals seeking treatment for gunshot wounds, police said. All three surviving victims were listed in stable condition, the agency said.
Worley said investigators believe two adult men opened fire on each other. “What we know is that there was some type of argument between two cowards, and of course, they both opened fire on each other,” he said, describing the two men as suspects police are seeking.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott called the incident “one of the most disgusting things I’ve ever seen in my life” and expressed condolences to the girl’s family, the source reported.
As of publication, no arrests had been announced. Anyone with information was asked to call homicide detectives at 410-396-2100 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP; anonymous tips can also be submitted through Metro Crime Stoppers of Maryland, the report said.
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