Just when you thought the daily drum of chaos and carnage, and violence and mayhem In Baltimore couldn't get any stranger, it does.
When the day begins with a dead body found in a home with apparent head trauma, and it's not even 7:30 a.m. yet, it's almost as if it's a harbinger of things to come.
Police aren't saying who found the body or how they learned of the incident. The victim's identity has not been released. As usual, there are no known motives or suspects.
Hours later we get this:
Shooting: Adult male walked into an area hospital with a gunshot wound to his leg. District Detectives responding. Dispatched time: 8:36 PM
— Baltimore Police (@BaltimorePolice) February 12, 2014
Less than 10 minutes later...
Shooting: 500 Block of E. 25th Street. Adult male reported to be shot. Homicide Detectives notified. Dispatched time: 8:42 PM
— Baltimore Police (@BaltimorePolice) February 12, 2014
Capping off what was just another Tuesday in Baltimore, coming in an hour before the midnight cutoff there's this:
Shooting: Adult male walked into an area hospital with a gunshot wound. District Detectives responding. Dispatched time:10:57 PM
— Baltimore Police (@BaltimorePolice) February 12, 2014
But Wait, Haven't We Seen This Before?
Monday night also saw two shootings. Not only were they minutes apart, but they seem to have taken place at nearly the same as Tuesday's shooting. Pay close attention to the dispatch times.
Also, on Wednesday night, be sure to be especially watchful of your back between 8:30 and 8:45 p.m. If these things happen in three's, two people are gonna get whacked right about that time.
First this happened:
Shooting: 2800 block E. Eager Street. Man reported to be shot. Homicide detectives called to the scene. Dispatch time 8:34pm.
— Baltimore Police (@BaltimorePolice) February 11, 2014
Then there was another:
Shooting: 1500 block Pennsylvania Ave. Man reported to be shot. Central District Detectives responding to the scene. Dispatch time 8:45pm
— Baltimore Police (@BaltimorePolice) February 11, 2014
Police have given no known motives nor suspects for any of these incidents. The man shot on Pennsylvania Avenue is now dead. The one shot on E. Eager street was actually a teenager shot in the face while having the audacity of walking to the store. He remains in critical condition.
But remember, once again we're told the Mayor and the Police Commissioner have a new plan. And it's gonna save us all.