29-03-2023, 07:24 AM
By LEA SKENE
today
more children and teens getting shot, even as gun violence overall trends downward in Baltimore.
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“We talk about the prevalence of guns in our community and the ease of access. We talk about the willingness to use those guns — and now, yet again, we’re talking about young people using guns against other young people,” Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said at the scene. “It has to stop.”
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Other cities have seen similar increases in youth violence since the pandemic began as shootings and homicides soared nationwide.
Scott said it’s disturbing to see more young people solving conflicts with gunfire — even as Baltimore shootings and homicides have each decreased about 25% overall compared to this time last year, according to police.
Since the start of 2023, five children under 18 have been fatally shot and another 21 injured in gunfire, according to Baltimore police. Three were killed within blocks of their public high schools.
https://apnews.com/article/baltimore-you...73b5570f6a
today
more children and teens getting shot, even as gun violence overall trends downward in Baltimore.
......
“We talk about the prevalence of guns in our community and the ease of access. We talk about the willingness to use those guns — and now, yet again, we’re talking about young people using guns against other young people,” Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said at the scene. “It has to stop.”
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Other cities have seen similar increases in youth violence since the pandemic began as shootings and homicides soared nationwide.
Scott said it’s disturbing to see more young people solving conflicts with gunfire — even as Baltimore shootings and homicides have each decreased about 25% overall compared to this time last year, according to police.
Since the start of 2023, five children under 18 have been fatally shot and another 21 injured in gunfire, according to Baltimore police. Three were killed within blocks of their public high schools.
https://apnews.com/article/baltimore-you...73b5570f6a