Two dead, 28 injured after Baltimore mass shooting

Police in the US city of Baltimore said that two people had died and 28 others were injured in a mass shooting early on Sunday morning at a housing block.

The city's police department said three of the injured were in a critical condition after the incident at 800 block of Gretna Avenue in the Brooklyn neighbourhood.

An 18-year-old female was pronounced dead at the scene and a 20-year-old male was pronounced dead after being taken to a local hospital, the police added.

Nine people were transported from the scene to local hospitals, while 20 others affected walked into hospitals in the area.

Medstar Harbor Hospital's emergency department treated 19 patients on Sunday morning, all suffering varying degrees of injury from gunshot wounds after the incident, MedStar Health Baltimore told Reuters in an emailed response.

"Nine critically injured patients were stabilized and transferred to Baltimore trauma centers," it said, adding that all but one patient had been released.

The police department said that at about 12:35 am on Sunday officers responded to calls of a reported shooting at 800 block of Gretna Court.

Hundreds of people were gathered in the area for an event called "Brooklyn Day," a witness told TV station Fox 45, adding that they had heard 20 to 30 shots fired.

CNN quoted Baltimore Police Acting Commissioner Richard Worley as saying there was as yet no information on suspects or a motive, but investigators were “working an extensive crime scene.”

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— Baltimore Police (@BaltimorePolice) July 2, 2023

BPD is on scene of a masa shooting incident in the 800 blk of Gretna Court in our Southern District. Acting Commissioner Worley and PIO are on scene. Media Staging Area will be located at the intersection of 6th Street and Audrey Avenue. pic.twitter.com/2JK5F09WMB

— Baltimore Police (@BaltimorePolice) July 2, 2023