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August 19, 2010

Man in critical condition in Bolton Hill shooting

A 22-year-old man was shot overnight in Bolton Hill, police said, and he remained in critical condition after surgery.

The shooting took place shortly after midnight on the 1700 block of Park Avenue, that's just a couple blocks south of the Madison Park apartments, which the mayor and housing commissioner this week said would have its license revoked due to ongoing violence. Two people have been killed there this year.

Posted by Justin Fenton at 9:47 AM | Permalink | Comments (3)
Categories: Neighborhoods

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I'm fairly sure that we can tie this violence to Madison Park North. The 1700 block of Park is not normally known for violent crime.

Posted by: BP | August 19, 2010 11:05 AM

...a few blocks away but a world apart. The 1700 block of Park Ave features colonial brownstone mansions and several parks with working fountains. It is one of the nicest blocks in the city, in my opinion.

Posted by: Perkus Tooth | August 19, 2010 11:19 AM

I was there when this happened! This block and the blocks before it are full of gorgeous brownstones and college kids trying to start life as adults. I hope the city will be moving quickly onj revoking this license. It is for the safety of our children!

Posted by: VS | August 20, 2010 11:41 AM

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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.

Coverage will focus on crime trends, problems in neighborhoods in the city and elsewhere, profiles of victims and police officers and try to offer readers a fresh perspective on one of the most vexing issues facing Baltimore and its future.

Contributing to this blog is Justin Fenton, who joined The Sun in 2005 and has covered the Baltimore City Police Department and the criminal justice system since 2008. His work includes an investigation into Cal Ripken Jr.’s minor league baseball stadium deal with his hometown of Aberdeen, a three-part series chronicling a ruthless con woman, coverage of the killing of five Amish children at a schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Pa., and a job swap with a British crime reporter to explore differences in crime-fighting. A special report looking into how city police handle rape cases led to sweeping reforms that changed the way sexual assaults are investigated in Baltimore. He was recognized as the best reporter in Baltimore by the City Paper in 2010 and by Baltimore Magazine in 2011.

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