One teen boy has died and four others are fighting for their lives, after a mass shooting late Wednesday morning. It happened outside the Popeye’s at Edmondson Village Shopping Center. Baltimore City police commissioner Michael Harrison said the shooting took place during Edmondson-Westside High School’s lunch hour.
“What we believe is that two shooters began to open fire at the other individuals who were all together in front of the Mall. Those two shooters, after discharging multiple rounds, fled behind the building and then made good of their escape," Harrison told WYPR.
Police do not yet have a description of the suspects and are asking anyone with information to send a message to Crimestoppers of Maryland where anonymous tips can be shared by the public with law enforcement.
The shooting involved several young students who were on lunch break, officials said. In addition to the 16-year-old male who was fatally shot, two 17-year-old males and two 18-year-old males were found by officers at the scene of the shooting. Their conditions are unknown at this time.
The school was placed on lockdown shortly after the shooting.
Mayor Brandon Scott canceled a radio interview at noon on Wednesday with WYPR 88.1 FM's Midday with Tom Hall show to travel toward the scene of the shooting.
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