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Council President's Nephew Fatally Shot In Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WJZ)—A man was found shot in the head after city officers responded to a shooting on Saturday afternoon.

It happened just before 2:00 p.m. in the 3200 block of Elmley Avenue.

Police say when they arrived on the scene they found a 29-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the head.

The victim was transported to an area hospital, but died from his injuries.

Police say the victim was identified as the nephew of  City Council President, Bernard C. "Jack" Young.

Young made a statement in a Facebook saying, "Some coward shot my nephew in the head at Elmley and Belair Road."

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake expressed her condolences in a tweet Saturday evening, "I want offer my most sincere condolences to Council President Young and his family  during this very difficult time. One senseless tragedy is more than any of us should have to bear."

Anyone with any information is asked to call police at (410) 396-2100.

Police say a suspect description and motive are still unknown at this time.

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