1 dead, 4 injured after mass shooting in East Baltimore

A woman was killed, and four men were injured in a mass shooting in East Baltimore on Monday night, according to police. 

An officer was in the area of Belair Road and Mayfield Avenue around 10:50 p.m. when he heard gunshots. 

He responded to the scene to find two men, ages 20 and 24, suffering from non-life-threatening gunshot wounds, police said. 

A 54-year-old woman was also found suffering from gunshot wounds. She died on the scene, according to police. 

Two more men, ages 25 and 31, walked into a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries as officers were still at the scene of the shooting. 

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call police at 410-396-2100 or call Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7Lockup.

Crime in Baltimore

According to data from Baltimore Police, Monday's shooting was recorded as the 132nd homicide of the year, a 28% decline from the 185 cases that were recorded by this time last year. 

Baltimore has continued to see a historic decline in violent crime in the past few years. 

Data from WJZ's Gun Violence Tracker shows reported victims of gun violence in Baltimore declined by nearly 25% from 3,706 in 2022 to 2,753 in 2024.

Baltimore's last mass shooting was reported in August after a man was killed and five other people were injured in the Park Heights neighborhood. A 5-year-old girl was among the injured victims, police said. 

According to police, a group was sitting outside when someone opened fire.