8 people shot in retaliation in Baltimore: police
BALTIMORE Baltimore police said eight people, including a 3-year-old girl, were shot in east Baltimore in what police said was a retaliatory attack.
None of the victims had life-threatening injuries, a Baltimore police spokesman tweeted. There are three suspects, one with a shotgun and two with handguns, police spokesman T.J. Smith tweeted. The victims included a father and daughter, according to Smith.
Police said in a press conference that they believed the shooting was a retaliatory act for an incident that happened over Labor Day weekend.
8 shooting victims, including 3 y/o. All non-life threatening. Limited suspect info. Contact 410-396-2221 now w/tips. @BaltimorePolice
— T.J. Smith (@TJSmithMedia) September 25, 2016
The shooting happened around 9:00 p.m. Saturday night at Greenmount Avenue and East Preston Street, near Greenmount Cemetery, CBS Baltimore reported.