A man making a delivery at a Northeast Baltimore shopping center was shot and critically injured in an afternoon attack, police said.

The shooting continues a trend of recent brazen daytime shootings. Earlier in the day, also in Northeast Baltimore, armed men robbed a doctor's office, and a man was shot in South Baltimore at Potee and West Jeffrey streets at about 10 a.m.

In the Northeast shooting, police said the victim was making a deliver to a store in the shopping center in the 3900 block of Erdman Ave. when he was approached by a black male wearing a black hat and shirt. Police are investigating a possible robbery motive.

The victim was taken to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, where he was listed in critical condition with injuries that appear life-threatening, police said.

It was not clear what company the man worked for. A police spokesman, Jeremy Silbert, said a generic white box truck was parked at the scene.