BALTIMORE — Police say that a young woman was shot in the arm after she was approached by a group of men.
On Saturday, at a little after 4 p.m., officers arrived to the 5600 block of Woodmont Avenue for a report of a shooting. Once at the location, officers found a 19-year-old woman suffering from a gunshot wound to the arm. Officers immediately applied a tourniquet until medics arrived.
Once they arrived, the victim was transported to an area hospital, where she is expected to survive.
The preliminary investigation revealed that the victim was at a gas station in the 5600 block of Purdue when a group of males approached her. One suspect pulled out a handgun and shot the woman in the arm before fleeing the location.
Just under an hour later, another shooting took place in Central Baltimore.
At about 5 p.m., patrol officers arrived to the 1800 block of McCulloh Street for a report of a double shooting. Once on location, officers located two adult male victims; one was suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg and the other was suffering from a gunshot wound to the neck.
Both victims were taken to an area hospital, where the second victim is listed as being in critical condition.
The Citywide Shooting detectives are asking anyone with information to either contact them at (410) 396-2221 or call the Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7Lockup.
