Violent Crime Wave Sweeps Baltimore City: 12 People Shot in 12 Hours

By FOX45f
Posted on 04/27/23 | News Source: FOX45

Baltimore, MD - Apr. 27, 2023 - Another violent crime wave swept the streets of Baltimore City Tuesday, with at least 12 people shot in the span of just twelve hours.

The series of separate shootings touched nearly every corner of the city, hitting five of Baltimore’s nine police districts.

Among the victims, a 28-year-old man was found dead mere minutes after a triple shooting that injured a 14-year-old boy. Dozens and dozens of evidence markers were seen littering the ground where the teen was struck. Hours later, another triple shooting would spill more blood on Baltimore’s streets.

Police union president, Mike Mancuso tells FOX45 News the shooting spree made for a “chaotic day and night” for his officers. Mancuso went on to write, “It goes back to being so very short staffed. Our cops did a great job, but they are exhausted and overworked. Forced overtime daily and the Summer is not here yet.”

Meanwhile, Wednesday at a public safety hearing at city hall scheduled to discuss crime reduction and violence prevention was suddenly canceled.

FOX45 sent the following questions to the mayor’s office, the police department, and members of the city council expected to attend:

Given the recent rash of violence, should today’s meeting have been canceled?
Will it be rescheduled?
Doesn’t the public deserve to know what’s fueling this latest string of shootings?

As of the time this article was published, we’ve received no direct answers.

Police did respond saying it wasn’t their decision to cancel the public safety meeting. However, when we asked if they could still provide a reason for the cancelation, we did not hear back.