Two Men Shot Near Family Dollar In North Baltimore
BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Two people were injured in a shooting in North Baltimore Monday afternoon.
The shooting was at around 4 p.m. in the 5400 block of York Road at Woodbourne Avenue. Police said it happened on the sidewalk outside a Family Dollar store.
Two men, a 54-year-old and 21-year-old were found at the scene suffering from gunshot wounds.
Witnesses said they heard multiple gunshots and saw police congregating around the green bench where the two people were shot.
Police are on scene. WJZ spoke to the family of one of the victims, a man, who said he is at Johns Hopkins Hospital and has lost a lot of blood, but is expected to be okay.
Both victims are conscious and breathing.
It's the latest shooting in Baltimore without a suspect behind bars, and neighbors in the area said they are fed up.
"This is the final straw, I'm out of here, so I'm leaving," said Sue Mathis, a Baltimore resident.
Monday's shooting comes just days after five people were shot in Southwest Baltimore.
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Among the victims- a one-year-old and a two-year-old, recovering from the shooting.
"They're the most innocent of the innocent," said Michael O'Toole. "I have a young child myself and this hits home for me."
Over the weekend, Mayor Jack Young met with the Baltimore police commissioner Michael Harrison and went door to door- speaking with neighbors in West Baltimore- offering a $15,000 fine for anyone with information to come forward.
He said the crime will only stop if the community works with the police.
"We can bring the crime down in the city and have a safe place for our kids to be able to walk anywhere they want, play anywhere they want stay out of harm's way," Mayor Young said.
Police said if anyone has any information about this shooting to please come forward.
