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Man Injured In Overnight West Baltimore Shooting

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are investigating an overnight shooting in West Baltimore that injured a 34-year-old man.

Officers received an alert at around 1 a.m. Wednesday in the 2000 block of Westwood Avenue.

Moments later, an officer who was on a car stop in the area was flagged down by a man who was driving an SUV. That man stated his friend who was with him had been shot in the left forearm.

The officer called for a medic who then took the 34-year-old man to an area hospital, where he was treated for a non-life threatening injury.

Shooting detectives responded and found a crime scene in the area mentioned above.

Anyone with information regarding this shooting is asked to call detectives at (410) 396-2477 or call Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP.

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