A man and a woman were killed and three other people injured in a shooting at a gas station in West Baltimore in US on Sunday night, police said.Officers were called to the BP gas station in the 2800 block of Edmondson Avenue at around 10.30 pm. They found four people — a woman and three men — suffering from gunshot wounds. A fifth victim, a man, later arrived at a hospital with similar injuries, according to the CBS News.Baltimore police commissioner Richard Worley confirmed that the woman and one of the men had died. The remaining three victims were expected to survive.Investigators are still trying to establish the motive behind the shooting, Worley said.“We don’t know any of that yet,” he said, adding that investigators hoped to obtain information by speaking to the surviving victims. He noted that police often rely on video footage to piece together what happened.According to Worley, two or three gunmen may have been involved, and high-powered rifles were used in the attack. No arrests had been made as of Sunday night.
Baltimore grapples with recent mass shootings
The latest incident comes amid a series of shootings in Baltimore over the past month. Police have responded to at least four mass shootings during this period, including an attack earlier this month that killed a 12-year-old at a park in West Baltimore.Another shooting in the city’s Winchester neighbourhood left an 18-year-old and a 19-year-old dead.Worley expressed frustration over what he described as young people firing weapons indiscriminately without knowing how to handle or control them, resulting in multiple people being shot.He said police would continue working to solve the latest case and hold those responsible for the two deaths accountable.Anyone with information about the gas station shooting has been asked to contact Baltimore police at 410-396-2466 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP.
Separate shooting at liquor store injures three
Earlier on Sunday evening, three people were wounded in a separate shooting at a liquor store in northwest Baltimore, police said.Officers arrived at Pepper Liquor Store in the 5400 block of Reisterstown Road at around 8.30 pm, where they found two women, aged 26 and 22, suffering from gunshot wounds. Both were taken to a hospital in stable condition.While officers were at the scene, they learnt that a 27-year-old man had also arrived at a hospital with gunshot wounds that were not considered life-threatening.Police have urged anyone with information about the liquor store shooting to call 410-396-2466 or contact Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP.
