Three Over Night Shootings - Within Three Hours - No Mention In Baltimore Sun

Already the conspiracy theorists are wondering if there is a concerted effort between the city and the media in suppressing or somehow limiting news of serious crime. It is interesting how the Sun will place a story title for one shooting/murder incident, and within the scant text that passes for a story, try to slip in a couple more. The Baltimore Spectator notes there has been a total of at least 25 shootings this week, but the majority did not make the news. Adding a twist, even the Baltiomore Police twitter, a normally reliable source, left of a random odd shooting or two this week.

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On last nights radio broadcast, while ranting about there being no comprehensive crime strategy in Baltimore, I predicted to my co-host and guests there would be at least three more shootings by the next show. We signed off the air at 11:00 p.m. and by 11:02 p.m. the first shooting report came in, within two hours, there were two more. This is becoming a bit too easy.

-AFJM

Here are the latest:

SHOOTING: 2041 WHISTLER, ADULT FEMALE SHOT - 17 July 2009, 11:02 p.m.

SHOOTING: 600 McCABE, ADULT MALE SHOT IN HAND - 18 July 2009, 12:11 a.m.

SHOOTING: LENNOX / LINDEN, ADULT MALE SHOT. AN INDIVIDUAL TAKEN INTO CUSTODY - 18 July 2009, 12:21 p.m.