- A total of 30 people were injured in the mass shooting incident
- The incident happened when people gathered in an apartment block for a ‘Brooklyn Day’ event
- This is the 337th mass shooting incident in America this year
A mass shooting occurred in an apartment block in the city of Baltimore, USA on Saturday night, in which two people have died and 30 people have been injured. Three of the injured are in serious condition. Police confirmed the incident, saying the mass shooting took place at an apartment building on Gretna Avenue in Brooklyn, Baltimore City, in which an 18-year-old girl died at the scene while an injured 20-year-old man was taken to a local hospital for treatment, where doctors on duty pronounced him dead. It was declared to be taken. According to the police department, calls started coming to the police about this incident around 12.35 pm on Saturday late night. The suspect has not yet been identified and the reason behind the mass shooting is not known. According to witnesses, a large number of people had gathered at the scene for an event called ‘Brooklyn Day’ and 20 to 30 gun shots were heard. Baltimore Mayor Brendan Scott strongly condemned the mass shooting and said that we will not rest until the killers are caught.
This is the 337th mass shooting incident in America this year
The Baltimore incident was the 337th mass shooting in America this year. America has a higher rate of gun deaths than any other developed nation. Last year there were 44,537 gun deaths in America, including 24,090 suicides.
