Gunfire in Baltimore that killed a man, injured a toddler who was shot in the face, and injured two other adults Saturday night was a “mass casualty incident,” the city’s top police leader said.
One person was detained for questioning, and police were still trying to determine if they would be designated as a suspect or victim, authorities said at a Saturday night news conference.
Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison described a chaotic scene in the city’s Upton community, where ShotSpotter sensors alerted police to gunshots at 6:39 p.m.
He said it appeared that a shooter or possibly more than one armed suspect opened fire, killing a man standing outside, striking another in an arm, and wounding a motorist and two children in a moving vehicle nearby, Harrison said.
“We are here again with another mass casualty incident,” he said.
The vehicle carrying the trio struck a pole and came to a stop, the commissioner said. The woman behind the wheel was hospitalized in critical…
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