3 wounded in shooting outside Northeast Baltimore shopping center, police say
Three men were shot Friday afternoon outside the Coldspring Shopping Center in Northeast Baltimore, police say.
The Baltimore City Police Department and Baltimore City Fire Department responded to the scene shortly after 4:40 p.m.
Police said three men -- two 24-year-olds and one 25-year-old -- were found with multiple gunshot wounds. They were taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and listed in stable condition.
The shopping center is located on East Cold Spring Lane near Loch Raven Boulevard, not far from Morgan State University.
Video from the scene appeared to show multiple emergency vehicles parked outside the strip mall, along with multiple responding officers. The parking area also appeared to be completely roped off, and there were several evidence markers on the ground.
Detectives could later be seen going in and out of a HipHop Fish and Chicken restaurant at the shopping complex.
At this point, no further details have been released about what led up to the shooting, or if police are searching for a possible suspect.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact the Baltimore City Police Department's Northeast District Shooting detectives at 410-396-2444.
"We've never had this kind of problem"
Thomas Lemon says he heard several shots while watching TV inside his home.
"The whole house was shaking," Lemon said. "I don't know what kind of gun that was."
His wife, Elouise Lemon, saw multiple people hurt outside at the shopping center.
"Three of them were laying on the ground over there and I was out here on the porch," Elouise Lemon said. "I didn't know they had gotten shot."
"I've lived here for 50 years, and we've never had this kind of problem over here…except for in the last year or so," said Rose Douglas.
It makes neighbors who live directly across the street concerned to even sit on their front porch.
"When I heard the shots, hey," Elouise Lemon said. "I don't want to be out here no more."
Rose Douglas is taking matters into her own hands, planning to get in contact with the property manager to provide solutions moving forward.
When I get home, I plan to call the manager and let her know that if she can't get a security person up here, then we need to do something different," she said.
