Violence has once again shaken the streets of Baltimore's Penn-North neighborhood as a 13-year-old boy became the latest victim of a gunshot incident. The Baltimore Police Department swarmed to the 2400 block of Woodbrook Avenue following a ShotSpotter activation at around 6:13 p.m., marking yet another evening marred by the sound of gunfire, in a city grappling with persistent violence.
Upon their arrival, police discovered the young male, wounded by gunfire that left him in pain yet fortunate enough to escape with his life; he sustained non-life-threatening injuries to his leg, Baltimore Witness reported. This incident unfolds a narrative too familiar, a story retold with each wail of an ambulance, each rush for survival, as a community repeatedly finds itself caught in the throes of gun violence.
Amid the sounds of sirens and cries, the victim was taken to a nearby hospital, where doctors and family members waited and prayed for his recovery. Detectives from the Baltimore Police Department’s Western District are investigating the shooting.
Information can be shared with detectives at 410-396-2477, or anonymously through the Metro Crime Stoppers tip line at 1-866-7LOCKUP, as FOX Baltimore detailed.
