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US: 2 dead, 28 injured in shooting at Baltimore party

People were gathered for an event called Brooklyn Day

A view of the scene where a shooting took place, in Baltimore, U.S. July 2, 2023 | Reuters

Two people were killed and 28 victims were wounded in a mass shooting, including three people who are in critical condition, police said.

Baltimore Police Department Acting Commissioner Richard Worley confirmed the number of dead and injured during a press conference at the scene.

The shooting took place in the 800 block of Gretna Avenue early Sunday morning.

Emergency personnel and the acting police commissioner were at the scene of a mass shooting in Baltimore early Sunday morning, police said.

There were multiple fatalities and dozens of people injured in the Brooklyn Homes area of South Baltimore and a large police and emergency medical response in the area, WBFF-TV reported.



Witnesses told the station that hundreds of people were gathered for an event called Brooklyn Day.



A press conference with additional details was planned for later in the morning at the intersection of 6th Street and Audrey Avenue, police said.