Overview

• Two separate quadruple shootings struck West Baltimore on Monday, the first in Carrollton Ridge around 7 p.m. injuring three teenagers and one adult
• A second shooting around 9:40 p.m. on Edmondson Avenue left four men aged 19 to 66 wounded and prompted homicide detectives to join the probe
• Commissioner Richard Worley said investigators see no link between the shootings and will increase police patrols in the affected areas
• An 18-year-old from the Carrollton Ridge incident and a 19-year-old from the Edmondson Avenue shooting are in critical condition while the other six victims sustained non-life-threatening wounds
• City leaders point to an overall decline in violent crime this year but warn of a summer uptick and plan to expand youth engagement programs as a preventive measure