Seven shot, 15 year old killed, in West Baltimore

15 year old aspiring Baltimore rapper, Deshaun Jones, seen here in a music video, center, with a pistol in his hand, was killed Saturday when he was shot along with 6 other people in West Baltimore.

UPDATED: 25 AUGUST 2013: 15 year old victim identified as Deshaun Jones 

By A.F. James MacArthur Ph.A.L.
Agitator-In-Chief
@BaltoSpectator

Seven people were shot Saturday night on the 1500 block of W. Fayette St. A teenage boy, age 15, was fatally wounded when someone, or possibly more than one person, opened fire on people engaged in what police called an "illegal dice game."

Initial reports saw fluctuating victim counts. Police states the reason for this is because three victims were transported to area hospitals via Baltimore Fire Department medic units, while four others shot in the same incident were later discovered as "walk-in" patients in emergency rooms.

Baltimore police said they had few details and were not certain of a description of the shooter(s), or whether there was more than one person shooting.

Although not yet confirmed, the shooting seems to have the most victims of a single shooting in the city since 2009. That year 12 people were shot in a backyard cookout in E. Baltimore, including a pregnant woman and a two year old baby. A total of 17 people would be shot that same night.

Police look for clues after seven people shot on 1500 block of W. Fayette Ave.

@MolotovFlicker The Baltimore Spectator

Saturday was the second Saturday in a row seeing a multi-victim shooting, including one where a juvenile was shot last weekend.

That weekend there were several multiple shootings, including one in East Baltimore. A three year old was shot as adults tried to shield him with their bodies.



Saturdays shooting incident took place at the same time a large contingent of police, including the #FoxTrot helicopter, converged on a block party on E. 28th St. near Greenmount Ave., in the Barclay neighborhood. Police said an extremely large crowd had swarmed the location and although no violence took place, they wanted to disperse the crowd as a precautionary measure.

Raw, uncut video of Commissioner Batts addressing media atty shooting scene.
Live Spreaker radio broadcast recorded on scene.

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