Three Wounded Friday In Two Baltimore Shootings: Police

BALTIMORE, MD — Baltimore police detectives are investigating a pair of shootings on Friday afternoon that occurred within 20 minutes of each other. Three people were wounded in the two shootings, according to a police report.

At about 1:38 p.m. Friday, police officers heard gunshots while patrolling an area near East 20th Street, the report stated.

They began searching the area and found a woman in the 1000 block of East 20th Street, suffering from a gunshot wound to the arm. She was taken to a local hospital for treatment, the police said.

At about 1:54 p.m. Friday, in the other end of town, officers were dispatched to a shooting reported at the intersection of West Baltimore Street and Carey Street.

When they arrived, they spotted a man in the 1200 block of West Baltimore Street who was "suffering from a non-life threatening gunshot wound," the police said in a report. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Another shooting victim, also an unidentified man, walked into a local hospital seeking treatment for a gunshot wound to the leg. Police detectives "determined the second victim was shot at the Baltimore Street incident," the police said.

Anyone with information on these two shootings is urged to call the Baltimore Police Department’s Citywide Shooting detectives at 410-396-2221.

Those who wish to remain anonymous can call the Metro Crime Stoppers tip line at 1-866-7LOCKUP (1-866-756-2587). You can also submit a tip by texting 443-902-4824.

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