Baltimore Sun Sunday

Two killed, 9-year-old girl wounded in shootings

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Two people were killed and a 9-year-old girl was wounded in separate shootings Friday night and Saturday morning, Baltimore police said. A shooting Saturday morning in Northeast Baltimore left one person dead and another injured. Just before 6:30 a.m., officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 2900 block of Harview Ave. They found a 51-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to the head and a 57-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the shoulder, police said. The victims were taken to an area hospital, where the 51-year-old man was later pronounced dead. The 57-year-old man is not cooperatin­g with investigat­ors. Police said detectives believe the homicide may have been related to a domestic dispute. Meanwhile, a victim from a Friday shooting later died of injuries, police said Saturday. He was found with gunshot wounds in the 1100 block of Myrtle Ave. in the Upton neighborho­od of West Baltimore. Police did not release the victim’s name. The 9year-old girl was shot in the foot Friday evening in Cherry Hill, an apparent victim of nearby violence, police said. Officers responded to a call in the 1000 block of Slater Road for a shooting just before 8 p.m. Friday and discovered the girl. Medics took her to an area hospital, where she was treated for a fractured foot, police said. Detectives called to the scene determined that an assailant started shooting at a man in the area when the girl was hit in the foot.

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