5 men injured after 3 separate overnight shootings in Baltimore
Five men were injured in three separate shootings that were reported overnight in Baltimore, city police said Friday morning.
Just before 8 p.m. Thursday evening, police responded to the 400 block of N. Montford Street for a shooting. According to the dispatch call, a man was shot in the neck in an alley. Police said he was transported to the hospital and is in stable condition.
One neighbor in McElderry Park, who lives near where this shooting happened, said more needs to be done to stop violence there.
"This…right here is ridiculous," Mr. Mitch told WJZ. "I don't know who got to do what, but the young people... need something to occupy them. Everybody got a gun. Who needs a gun?"
On Thursday, June 4, officers responded to the 1200 block of East Preston Street around 9:24 p.m. for a reported shooting. Once on the scene, officers found a 21-year-old man and a 32-year-old man, both suffering from gunshot wounds.
According to the dispatch call, the shooting happened inside a business.
Both were taken to area hospitals and are listed in stable condition.
On Friday, June 5, around 12:50 a.m., officers were called to the 2800 block of Elgin Avenue for another shooting. They arrived to find a 20-year-old man and a 33-year-old man with gunshot wounds.
They were taken to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. According to police, the men were shot in the 3100 block of North Edgewood Street.
Anyone with information about the shootings is asked to contact Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7Lockup.
The shootings come after the city recorded slight declines in homicides and non-fatal shootings in May.
As of June 5, the city reported 40 homicides so far this year compared to 54 during the same timeframe in 2025, representing a nearly 26% decline.
Police data also shows 124 non-fatal shootings have been reported so far this year, which was the same as this time last year.
Earlier this week, Mayor Brandon Scott said the city's violence reduction plan is working, adding that there were eight homicides in May. This marks the first time in five decades that there were single-digit homicide numbers in that month.
