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12-year-old girl killed in Baltimore shooting sparked by apparent parking dispute
NBC News • • nation
Key Points:
- A 12-year-old girl was killed and three others injured in a shooting at Leon Day Park in Baltimore, reportedly stemming from a dispute over a parking spot.
- Police Commissioner Richard Worley stated that two gunmen exchanged fire, resulting in the girl being caught in the crossfire, and both shooters remain at large.
- The injured victims include a 25-year-old woman and two men aged 23 and 28, all with non-life-threatening injuries; the woman was with the girl at the time.
- Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott condemned the violence, calling the gunmen cowards and expressing sorrow over the young victim's death.
- Coach Mark Brown of the Charm City Buccaneers youth football league emphasized that the shooting involved outsiders and was an unprecedented, avoidable incident during a youth football game.
