Pedestrian fatally struck in Westminster
Police investigate shooting and body found stabbed
A man was shot in the head in Sandtown-Winchester Saturday afternoon, Baltimore police said. Officers were called at 12:35 p.m. to the 1400 block of Mosher St., where they found a man who had been shot in the head and leg. He was taken to an area hospital and is in critical condition. Police said Saturday that they continue to investigate the death of a man whose remains were found in Mid-Govans on Thursday. Police said an autopsy found that the victim had several stab wounds. The body was found about 10:15 a.m. Thursday in the 5600 block of Govane Ave.
Man shot near elementary school in Dundalk
Baltimore County police are investigating a shooting near Dundalk Elementary School that left a man and woman hospitalized. Officers were called at 10:41 p.m. on Friday to the area of Liberty Parkway and Dunmanway, where they found a 26-year-old man who had been shot multiple times in the upper body. The investigation led police to the 2900 block of Cornwall Road, where they found a woman who appeared to have been struck by a gun, but not shot. Police spokeswoman Officer Jennifer Peach said the incident occurred when a dispute escalated. The victims were taken to hospitals and are expected to survive, she said. A pedestrian was struck and killed Friday night in Westminster, Maryland State Police said. The man was trying to cross Baltimore Boulevard (Route 140) near Cranberry Road around 9 p.m. when he was struck by a 2001 Lexus SUV driven by a 47-year-old man, police said. The victim was taken to Carroll Hospital Center, where he died, police said. Witnesses at the scene told police the traffic light was green for the SUV driver.
Firefighters revive unconscious cat at fire
Baltimore City firefighters rescued a cat Saturday morning from a house fire in Southwest Baltimore, reviving the unconscious, soot-covered animal using CPR and an oxygen mask. Units were dispatched at 9:30 a.m., finding heavy fire at the rear of a two-story rowhouse in the 2500 block of W. Fairmount Ave. in the Shipley Hill neighborhood. One family was displaced, and the cause of the fire, which took 40 minutes to control, is under investigation. Occupants of the home, and of two connected homes, made it out safely, but a cat was found lying inside. The department tweeted a photo of a firefighter leaning over a white cat with its face in an oxygen mask. Johnson believes the firefighters used a child-sized mask on the cat.