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Baltimore mass shooting claims 2 lives injures 28

A mass shooting at a Baltimore block party left two dead and 28 injured, according to police.

Details: Multiple shooters opened fire on the block party, fueling a manhunt for the killers, and a call to end gun violence in the city and across the nation.

• Acting Police Commissioner Richard Worley said the shooters killed a 20-year-old man and an 18-year old woman, and left two in critical condition in the hospital.

• The victims’ ages ranged from 13 to 32, four were under the age of 18.

What they’re saying: Mayor Brandon Scott said the shooting "highlights the impacts and the need to deal with the over-proliferation of illegal guns on our streets and the ability for those who should not have them to get their hands on them."

Big picture: 183 days have passed in 2023 and there have been 338 mass shootings according to the Gun Violence Archive.

• 904 children and teens between the ages of 0 and 17 have been killed due to gun violence this year.

• July has already seen three mass shootings in two days in Baltimore; Wichita, Kansas; and Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Business & Economy

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World

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US News, Politics, & Government

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Sports & Entertainment

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Science, Health, & Tech

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