Two Killed After Shooting and Crash in Baltimore as Police Seek Tips
The case unfolds during a year of declining gun violence that officials partly credit to a targeted intervention.
Overview
- Officers responded around 6:45 a.m. to a reported shooting in the 1000 block of East Monument Street and learned of a related crash in the 700 block of Ensor Street.
- Medics found a man and a 28-year-old female passenger with gunshot wounds, and both were pronounced dead at a hospital.
- Detectives have opened an investigation and are asking anyone with information to contact Baltimore police or Metro Crime Stoppers.
- Police data show 125 homicides so far in 2025, a 30% decrease compared with the same period in 2024.
- Non-fatal shootings total 285 this year, down 24%, with officials noting the 100th homicide occurred on Sept. 25 and April saw a record low of five homicides, which Mayor Brandon Scott partly credits to the Group Violence Reduction Strategy.