8 People Shot In Violent Night In Gun Controlled Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Police said eight people were shot in five separate incidents overnight. One person died from their injuries.

Officials said officers responded to the 2200 block of Christian Street around 11:57 p.m. Wednesday. Once they arrived they found an unidentified male lying unresponsive on the sidewalk. He had been shot multiple times. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene.

The other shootings were not fatal but left multiple people in serious condition. The first shooting was around 8:51 p.m. Wednesday. Police responded to an area hospital where the victim had just arrived. The 29-year-old man had been shot in his right arm and right eye.

Detectives determined the victim was driving in the 4400 block of Shamrock Avenue when a suspect began shooting at him. He was conscious and breathing when police arrived at the hospital.