BALTIMORE — Baltimore Police Department Citywide Shooting detectives arrested 18 year-old Jahi Rashad Hamilton, for the attempted murder of three people. Hamilton’s victims were a 47 year-old man, as well as two little girls, ages, 11 and 12.
From Baltimore Police: On December 27, 2015, at approximately 7:30pm, officers were called to the 1200 block of West North Avenue for a reported shooting. When officers arrived they found three shooting victims. The first victim is a 47-year old man who was shot in the torso.
The second victim is a 12-year old female that was shot in the arm. The third victim is an 11-year old female also shot in the arm. All three victims were transported to area hospitals for treatment and are expected to survive.
Detectives from our Citywide Shooting Unit are investigating this incident. Detectives are looking for three gunmen that opened fire in the 1200 block of West North Avenue before leaving the scene.
At this time it appears that the adult and juvenile victims were not the intended target of the shooting. The investigation continues and anyone with information regarding the other gunmen is asked to call Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7Lockup.
