Two separate late-night shootings, just hours apart, left a 15-year-old girl dead and a 16-year-old boy wounded in Baltimore, police said. The violence unfolded in West and Northwest Baltimore and sent both teens to area hospitals as detectives launched investigations.
According to police, the fatal attack happened shortly after 2 a.m. near the corner of Druid Hill Avenue and Bloom Street. The earlier shooting, around 11:30 p.m., occurred near Piedmont Avenue and Denison Street, not far from Hilton Elementary School, as reported by CBS Baltimore. The 15-year-old girl was taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead, police told the outlet. The 16-year-old boy was also hospitalized, and there was no immediate word on his condition.
Where the shootings happened
The Piedmont and Denison shooting took place just blocks from Hilton Elementary School. The school lists its address as 3301 Carlisle Avenue, according to Baltimore City Public Schools. The deadly shooting at Druid Hill Avenue and Bloom Street occurred in the Druid Heights area near Druid Hill Park.
City context
City officials and local reporting note that overall homicide totals have declined in recent years, even as individual shootings continue to jolt neighborhoods. Reporting by The Baltimore Banner describes how leaders and residents are still grappling with that tension, a backdrop that now frames each deadly weekend.
Police response
Baltimore police have not released the victims' names and have not announced any arrests, according to CBS Baltimore. Detectives are asking anyone with information to contact Baltimore police, and officials say updates will be released as the investigations move forward.
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