BALTIMORE – This afternoon at 3:40pm, officers were called to the 300 block of N. Payson Street for a report of a shooting. When officers arrived they found four shooting victims.
A fifth shooting victim later walked into an area hospital. The ages of the victims are a 55-year old male, a 23-year old male, a 26-year old male, a 24-year old male, and a 17-year old male.
One of the victims was treated on the scene for his injuries. The other victims were transported to area hospitals for treatment. All of the victims were shot in their lower extremities.
Multiple people shot at the corner of N. Payson and Penrose in West Baltimore.. Two blocks south of W. B’More MARC pic.twitter.com/lmMSJXoGU6
— Christian Schaffer (@chrisfromabc2) October 6, 2015
Detectives from the Western District are investigating this incident. Investigators believe the shooter was on foot when he approached the victims and began shooting.
Anyone with information is asked to call Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7Lockup.