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35-Year-Old Killed In East Baltimore Shooting, Police Say

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- A 35-year-old man was killed in a shooting in east Baltimore Sunday evening, city police said.

The shooting happened around 7:35 p.m. in the 2200 block of McElderry Street. The victim was taken to nearby Johns Hopkins Hospital where he later died.

The victim was reportedly outside in the area when a vehicle pulled up. A man got out and shot him with what police described as an "assault-style rifle." The suspect then got back in the vehicle and fled south on Patterson Park Avenue.

Police said the suspect was wearing a gray t-shirt, gray shorts and black and gray shoes.

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

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