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It was nice weekend, and a safe weekend, in Baltimore. Only three shootings to report, but one was on The Avenue in Hampden. Few details available, but it appears that two people were shot and wounded about 11 p.m. on West 36th St.
I'll share more info as it becomes available. There were at least five other minor shootings early Sunday into Monday. Some details are available on the Baltimore Police Department's Twitter page.
Peter Hermann started covering news for The Baltimore Sun in 1990, first in Anne Arundel County and, starting in 1994, reporting on the Baltimore Police Department. In 2001, he was assigned to Jerusalem as the Baltimore Sun's Middle East correspondent. He returned in 2005 as an assistant city editor overseeing crime coverage. In 2008, Peter returned to the beat as a daily reporter and blogger. A recent BBC report featured him in a segment on the harsh realities of covering crime in Baltimore.
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Few details from the Sun which basically printed a glorified re-write of the BCPDs tweet about the incident.
What the Sun should have done is write a story like Investigative Voice did (http://www.investigativevoice.com) without the sensationalistic headline (Hampden Horror?!?!?!) or the silly tangent about the mom who's son is in jail b/c he had a gun 'to protect' himself.
Posted by: Paul | August 31, 2009 10:30 AM
It is ridiculous that The Sun cannot report on events like this more quickly and in greater depth. So far we've gotten two or three brief paragraphs and a lame excuse how no additional details were available. It's your job to make those details available.
I know there's been severe cutbacks thanks to our friends in Chicago. I know The Sun is seriously understaffed. But the events surrounding people getting shot on the street is information we need.
Posted by: Patapsco Jones | August 31, 2009 11:44 AM
Peter - please post anything you can come up with on the Hampden shooting. Any idea on exact location, was it domestic or random, anything? As a Hampden/Wyman Park resident, I'm very concerned - I moved there becuase it's generally much safer than other parts of the city. I guess you always have to remember that you're still in Baltimore...
Posted by: Andy | August 31, 2009 11:46 AM
Well it was neither quiet nor safe in Hamilton on Sunday night. There was a shooting at Harford Road & Old Harford, with police chasing the armed suspect through alleys and behind homes. Side streets were blocked off and helicopters flew overhead.
I wish someone would report on this incident. The Northeast District is the largest District yet has the least police officers assigned. We've been asking for a long time for more police for our area, but clearly we only get them when there has been a violent shooting and armed gunmen running through our backyards.
Posted by: A Tired Reader | August 31, 2009 1:49 PM
Any news about the shooting in Hamilton on Sunday night? The entire neighborhood was on shutdown. Why isn't anyone covering that story?
Posted by: Sue | August 31, 2009 3:39 PM
You won't read much more about the shootings in Hamilton or Hampden because there is the perception that those neighborhoods are safe(r). If more details were "available", that perception is challenged a little more and maybe becomes the tipping point for someone thinking of moving into those neighborhoods.
Posted by: Jeff | September 1, 2009 7:41 AM