A woman is dead and another is expected to survive after a double shooting Saturday afternoon in the Mount Clare neighborhood of southwest Baltimore. Officers responded to a reported shooting in the 300 block of South Gilmor Street, where they found two adult women with apparent gunshot wounds.
Both victims were rushed to area hospitals, where one of the women was pronounced dead, according to WBFF. Baltimore Police confirmed the deadly shooting occurred in Mount Clare on Saturday afternoon, as reported by cedarnews.net. Police say the second victim is expected to survive her injuries.
Detectives Seek Tips as Investigation Continues
No details have been released about what led to the shooting or any possible connection between the two women. Homicide detectives are asking anyone with information to come forward, requesting that tipsters call 410-396-2100 or reach out to Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP. As of now, no suspect information or motive has been made public.
The Mount Clare area has seen other violent incidents this year. A separate double shooting reported by the same station left a 21-year-old man with gunshot wounds to his legs in the unit block of North Carey Street, while a 46-year-old woman was found with a life-threatening gunshot wound at the intersection of McHenry Street and South Carey Street, per the earlier WBFF account. A June shooting in southwest Baltimore also left one man dead, that station reported at the time, though it is unclear whether that case is connected to Saturday's shooting.
Citywide Violence Trends Show Mixed Picture
Baltimore has posted significant improvements in violent crime over the past several years. As of July 1, homicides were down 23% compared with the same point in 2025, with 50 killings recorded this year versus 65 the year before, according to the Baltimore Police Department. Non-fatal shootings were down 2.5% over the same period, with the department also reporting a 60% homicide clearance rate and a 54% clearance rate for non-fatal shootings, more than 12 percentage points higher than the prior year.
More recent reporting complicates that picture. The Baltimore Sun found that as of Oct. 23, killings and nonfatal shootings in 2026 were running closer to 2025's pace, according to The Baltimore Sun. The Sun noted the shift comes even as the city has benefited from a historic decline in homicides that began in 2023.
