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Four dead, 5 shot in separate incidents in Baltimore on Sunday, police say

Police investigating three Baltimore deaths on Sunday
Police investigating three Baltimore deaths on Sunday 00:39

BALTIMORE -- Four people died and a total of five were shot in three separate incidents on Sunday, Baltimore police said.

Officers said three men were found with gunshot wounds after a triple shooting in the 3900 block of Liberty Heights Avenue around 3:22 p.m.

One of the men was pronounced dead on the scene and the other two men were taken to a hospital. 

On Thursday, Jan. 23, officers said one of the hospitalized men - identified as 24-year-old Mordecai Wells - was pronounced dead. 

Officers responded to the 400 block of Washburn Avenue around 8:45 a.m. where they found a 43-year-old man and a 35-year-old man suffering from gunshot wounds inside a vehicle.

Both men were taken to a hospital where the 43-year-old was pronounced dead, officers said.

On Sunday around 12:09 a.m., officers responded to the 3700 block of E Baltimore Street for an unresponsive man.

Officers said a 44-year-old man was taken to a hospital with signs of trauma. He was pronounced dead shortly after. 

Baltimore City homicides in 2025

As of Monday, Jan. 20, there have been eight homicides in Baltimore City in 2025, according to Baltimore Police data.

The city's first homicide of the year was reported on Jan. 9 after a man was shot in Northeast Baltimore, according to police.

The second homicide of 2025 was reported on Jan. 12 after a security guard was shot and killed at a McDonald's in North Baltimore.

In 2024, the city reported its first homicide on Jan. 2 after a 16-year-old was killed in a shooting.

Baltimore police said there was a 23% reduction in murders in 2024, which followed a nearly 20% reduction in 2023. The police department said non-fatal shootings were down 44% and the city saw a 74% reduction in youth gun violence victims. 

According to Baltimore's 2024 end-of-year crime report, police achieved clearance rates above the national average for major crimes, including homicides (68%), non-fatal shootings (44%), robbery (37%), and aggravated assaults (69%) in 2024.

"We have to acknowledge that we didn't just do that," Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said. "We far exceeded that now, two years in a row, and we can acknowledge that we can do even better. You don't hear any of us celebrating."

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