Four Overnight Shootings Leave Three DeadThe last 24 hours should serve as a reminder, as if one was needed, Baltimore remains an ever violent and dangerous city. Although so far this year reported murders are down, the high degree of mortality on the streets would put only the most naive Pollyanna at ease.
Baltimore Police's twitter feed gives a glimpse of SOME of the most violent crimes of the past day, the shootings. This of course does not take into account any muggings, assaults, robberies and all sorts of criminal activity that you, the general public, will never learn about.
It doesn't help when Baltimore Police continue to respond to calls, yet file no reports. Had I not witnessed this with my own eyes this week, I wouldn’t say this (more on that later, if they don’t silence me).
FOUR HOURS OF DEATH
10:00 P.M. Shooting, 3215 Spaulding, adult male shot
10:33 P.M. Double Shooting - Police investigating at 4116 Kenshaw.
11:14 P.M. Shooting, 1230 E. North, adult male shot in stomach
11:36 P.M. Shooting, 1121 N. Milton, adult male, Homicide requested
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------UPDATE: Moments after this story was published Baltimore Police released this via twitter; "Shooting, 1 N. Stricker, adult male with graze wound reported to police. Occured this morning at 2am." -- Of course it wasn't tweeted till 9:16 A.M.
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One of the victims of Kenshaw place is dead, and the man shot on N. Milton St. is also dead.
The shooting at 1230 E. North Ave. resulted in homicide. This is the same immediate vicinity of a homicide occurring last Sunday.
1121 N. Milton also resulted in death. A separate piece will be filed for this incident.
Police stated no known connections, nor motives for any of the shootings, but they give a snapshot at how widespread the random violence can be in this city.
At this time there are few details on the above shootings, but don’t tell that to the Baltimore Sun. As of 8:30 A.M. this morning they haven’t a single mention of the above crimes. For being the so-called news paper of record, how pathetically sad and disappointing, yet oh-so-typical.
This writer was the only representative of local media at the shooting. It’s a sad day when violent loss of life no longer warrants on scene news coverage, or when your collective local media is so weak, impotent and anemic, they just aren’t able.