Investigators believe the mass shooting in East Baltimore Wednesday night is connected to an ongoing gang dispute, law enforcement sources told The Banner.
The sources, who were not authorized to speak publicly about the ongoing investigation, said about 40 gunshots were fired in the shooting that left seven people, including a 3-year-old boy and 16-year-old girl, wounded.
The other five wounded ranged in age from 18 to 43. They have been released from hospitals.
Police are still searching for suspects in the shooting, with Commissioner Richard Worley vowing Wednesday night to hold accountable those responsible for what he described as a “cowardly act.”
The shooting happened near the intersection of North Caroline and East Fayette streets. Nearby, there’s a small park with benches, a liquor store and bus stops. It’s also adjacent to the Douglass Homes, a public housing complex that was constructed in the 1940s.
Worley also said there were a host of cameras in the area, and detectives planned to examine video to determine how the shooters got to the scene and what may have led to the gunfire.
All the shots came from one direction, the commissioner said.
It’s unclear how many weapons were used and how many shooters there were.
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