At least 7 people reportedly shot at Perkins Square Baptist Church in Baltimore, Maryland. Police are looking for additional victims. The gunman reportedly fled the scene.
Police currently on the scene.
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Breaking: Up to 7 people injured after shooting in or near Perkins Square Baptist Church in Baltimore, Maryland. The gunman is at large. pic.twitter.com/n842gEZZG1
— PM Breaking News (@PMBreakingNews) April 28, 2019
At least 1 dead, multiple people injured following the mass shooting in front of the Perkins Square Baptist Church in Baltimore, Maryland. A suspect is currently on the run.
Police told reporters this evening they believe a second shooter fired back at the suspect before he drove off.
Police looking for one suspect at the moment. All they say they know is a black man came up on foot, started shooting and then ran away. 1 person has died, 6 others hospitalized @WMAR2News
— Abby Isaacs WMAR (@AbbyIsaacsNews) April 28, 2019
The shooting comes just a day after a gunman stormed in the synagogue in Poway, not far from San Diego, California, in an apparent anti-Semitic attack. The name of the suspect, John Earnest, has been tentatively linked to a hate-filled manifesto that appeared online before the attack.
The suspect is described as a white man and 5’8″ wearing a white t-shirt and blue jeans, according to reports.
The shooting occurred near the church according to Mirror
According to Daily Mail:
First responders found the victims on the 2500 block of Edmondson Avenue outside Buster’s Place Barber Shop where the cookout had been set up.
Witnesses said the gunman was in a car that pulled up alongside the cookout and opened fire.
Police have closed down the block surrounding the barber shop and the church.
Police department spokeswoman Chakia Fennoy said she has no immediate information on what prompted the shooting or of any suspect or suspects.