Two people were dead, 28 wounded and a manhunt was underway Sunday in Baltimore after a shooting rampage at a block party, authorities said.
Acting Police Commissioner Richard Worley said three survivors were in critical condition. Officers were studying video and interviewing witnesses to try and identify suspects, he said.
Mayor Brandon Scott said “every single city agency” will help the neighborhood in its recovery. He urged anyone with information on the killers to come forward.
“This was reckless, cowardly act that happened here that has permanently altered many lives,” Scott said “I want those responsible to hear me, hear me very clearly — we will not stop until we find you. And we will find you.”
The shooting took place just after 12:30 a.m. in the Brooklyn Homes neighborhood of South Baltimore, Worley said. A woman was declared deceased at the scene, and nine victims were transported by ambulance, he said. Twenty victims transported themselves into area hospitals with injuries from the shooting, Worley said.
Scott urged residents to help with the investigation and to help families of the victims, treating them “how you would want people to treat it if you were mourning, if this was your neighborhood.”
And he had a warning for those responsible for the carnage.
“I want those who are responsible to hear me, and hear me very clearly,” Scott said. “We will not stop until we find you, and we will find you. Until then, I hope that every single breath you take, that you think about the lives that you took, think about the lives that you impacted here tonight.”
