Overview

• Investigators have launched homicide probes into separate weekend shootings on West Franklin Street and near Pimlico Race Course, and no suspects have been identified.
• The Franklin Street shooting at 1:07 a.m. Saturday killed a 38-year-old man, ending Baltimore’s 16-day run without a homicide.
• Six people were shot at Spaulding and Queensbury avenues Saturday night; victims include a 5-year-old girl with a non-serious hand wound and four adults aged 23 to 52 with non-life-threatening injuries.
• One victim of the mass shooting, a 38-year-old man, died Sunday morning, and detectives are urging witnesses to call the homicide unit at 410-396-2100 or use Metro Crime Stoppers.
• The Archdiocese of Baltimore collected 410 guns in a weekend buyback, raising its total to 1,076 since 2022, while Park Heights Renaissance and other groups step up neighborhood safety programs as residents call for better lighting and vigilance.