Crime & Safety

5 Injured In Shooting Near Baltimore's Lexington Market

Only one victim was the intended target, according to reports. On Friday, Baltimore's police chief called the shooting "brazen."

Five people were injured in a shooting Friday afternoon near Lexington Market in downtown Baltimore, according to multiple reports. Police are still searching for a suspect.
Five people were injured in a shooting Friday afternoon near Lexington Market in downtown Baltimore, according to multiple reports. Police are still searching for a suspect. (Jacob Baumgart/Patch)

BALTIMORE, MD — Five people were injured in a shooting Friday afternoon near Lexington Market in downtown Baltimore, according to multiple reports. Police are still searching for a suspect.

According to reports citing Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison, the shooting happened around 3:30 p.m. in the 200 block of Saratoga Street when a man began arguing with another man.

According to a WBFF report, officers nearby heard gunshots and saw people running from the area. When officers arrived at the shooting scene, they found four victims with gunshot wounds and were later notified that a fifth victim had walked into a nearby hospital.

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The victims are 38, 41, 55, 58, and 63 years old, WBAL reported. None of their injuries were considered life-threatening, according to reports.

At a news conference Friday, Harrison said only one victim was the intended target CBS Baltimore reported. Harrison went on to describe the shooting as "brazen."

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"They are not afraid of arrest and jail, and they are not afraid of dying," he said. "And when you have people like that, they will commit very, very violent and brazen acts. It speaks to the culture that we are all working to change."

Anyone with information about the shooting should call Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7-LOCKUP.

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