INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A mass shooting early on Sunday at an outdoor neighborhood block party in Baltimore, Maryland, left two people dead and 28 others injured,
no motive for the gun violence, which erupted at about 12:35 a.m
community.The two people slain in the hail of gunfire were identified by police only as an 18-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man
As of Sunday afternoon, nine others wounded remained hospitalized, a few of them listed in critical condition, police told reporters.Among
the 28 survivors who were injured were an estimated 14 who were under the age of 18, said Richard Worley, acting commissioner of the
gun violence in terms of number of victims dating back to 2014, according to the Baltimore Sun newspaper, citing the earliest data kept by
the nonprofit Gun Violence Archive.The extent of the carnage was notable even for a city that has long grappled with high levels of homicide
and other violent crimes.Worley said police were searching for multiple suspects, and he appealed to the community to come forward with any
miles (64 km) northeast of Washington D.C., at the start of the Fourth of July holiday weekend, at a time when Americans typically gather
rides, dancing and refreshments.One witness interviewed by television station Fox 45 recounted hearing 20 to 30 gunshots.Television footage
of the crime scene on Sunday showed police tape blocking off a grassy area littered with overturned tables, cups, plates, and other trash
from the event.Source - Reuters-Agencies
