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April 24, 2011

City police investigate four slayings

Police are investigating four homicides that occurred early Sunday in Southwest and West Baltimore. Names of the victims have not been released. Here's what a department spokesman sent out to reporters:

HOMICIDE
700 Blk N. Calhoun Street (Western District)
4/23/11 - 23:20 Hrs

Officers responded to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma for report of a walk-in shooting victim.  Upon arrival they located the victim (B/M 20 years-old) being treated for multiple gunshot wounds.  Further investigation revealed that as he was at the intersection of Calhoun and Harlem he was approached by an unknown male who began firing at the him. After being struck he was transported by a nearby companion to Shock Trauma.  At present, no word on motives or suspects. 

HOMICIDE
4200 Rokeby Road (Southwest District)
4/24/11 - 02:12 Hrs

Officers responded to the above location for report of a discharging of firearms.  Upon arrival they located two individuals (black males in their early twenties) sitting within a vehicle suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.  Medics were called and pronounced the victims at the scene. At present there is no word on suspects and/or motive. 

HOMICIDE
4700 Blk of Sayer Avenue (Southwest District)
4/24/11 - 01:47 Hrs

Officers responded at the above date/time to the location for report of a shooting.  Upon arrival they located a victim (b/m 25 years of age) suffering from a gunshot wound to the torso.  He was transported to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma where he was pronounced at 02:53 Hrs.  Further investigation revealed that he was shot multiple times as he sat on his steps by an unknown individual.  At present, no word on suspects or motives. 

Posted by Peter Hermann at 12:36 PM | | Comments (1)
Categories: Southeast Baltimore, West Baltimore
        

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About Peter Hermann
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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