Baltimore Police are investigating the death of a man in the city's Towanda-Grantley neighborhood.
The body of a man in his mid-twenties was found by railroad tracks in a wooded area near the intersection of Oswego Avenue and Towanda Avenue at about 9:30 a.m., police said.
The location is near Towanda Park, a playground, and West Baltimore's Towanda Recreation Center. The public charter school the KIPP Harmony Academy is also nearby.
Police on scene of a male mid-twenties shot multiple times in wooded area near Oswego and Towanda Avenues. Right near a playground and the Towanda Rec. Center in West Baltimore. @WMAR2News pic.twitter.com/sLw2L6EzbQ
— Paul Jaffey (@PaulFromWMAR) October 18, 2018
Homicide detectives have assumed control of the investigation. Foul play is suspected, and detectives are awaiting results of an autopsy.
Anyone with information is asked to call 410-396-2100 or text 443-902-4824, or call Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP.
