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Police: 84-Year-Old Man Shoots Relative, Turns Gun On Himself In Deadly Shooting In North Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Police are investigating what they believe to be a verbal dispute that led to a deadly double shooting in north Baltimore on Wednesday night.

Police were called to the 300 block of East University Parkway Drive shortly after 6:30 p.m. for a report of a shooting.

When officers arrived, they found a 35-year-old man who was suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, and an 84-year-old man who was suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

Medics pronounced the 35-year-old man dead at the location. The 84-year-old man was pronounced dead at an area hospital.

Preliminary investigation revealed that the men were involved in a verbal dispute, when the 84-year-old man pulled a gun and shot his 35-year-old relative, and then shot himself.

Homicide detectives and Northern District detectives are investigating this incident.

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