Baltimore: Shooting Leaves At Least 2 Dead, 28 Injured

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Facts

• On Sunday, at least two people were killed and 28 injured following gunfire at a block party in Baltimore. Three of the wounded victims were in critical condition and many were under 18.¹
• 18-year-old Aaliyah Gonzalez died at the scene, while 20-year-old Kylis Fagbemi was pronounced dead after he was transported to the hospital. No suspects were identified, and there is a $28K reward for information leading to their capture.²
• Acting Police Commissioner Richard Worley said the victims ranged in age from 13 to 32, with at least four younger than 18.³
• Baltimore police, who have not released any information about potential suspects or a motive, reported receiving multiple calls around 12:30 am Sunday about gunshots in the city’s Brooklyn neighborhood.⁴
• Mayor Brandon Scott said the city’s “hearts are with all those” who are recovering from their injuries, and police are investigating who would commit such “a reckless, cowardly act.”⁵
• Baltimore has seen 140 homicides in 2023, and the city has reported more than 300 in eight consecutive years.⁶

Sources: ¹NPR Online News, ²CNN, ³USA Today, ⁴Forbes, ⁵FOX News and ⁶BBC News.

Narratives

• Democratic narrative, as provided by CNN. This egregiously violent act shows once again how necessary it is to strengthen gun laws in the US. It should be more difficult to access guns so that they don’t wind up in the wrong hands. Organizations, like the National Rifle Association – which sued Gov. Wes Moore over a gun safety bill he signed – aren’t helping, and should instead work to keep communities like Baltimore safer.
• Republican narrative, as provided by Breitbart. Maryland already has a red-flag law, universal background checks, a ban on high-capacity magazines, and other gun restrictions that are popular with Democrats, yet none of those laws stopped this tragedy or others that have happened in the city that’s ranked No. 8 for gun control by Everytown for Gun Safety. It’s time for liberals to look for other solutions to this problem.