16-year-old dies of gunshot wound; man killed in North Baltimore stabbing Monday
A 16-year-old was killed in a shooting, and a 45-year-old man was fatally stabbed Monday, Baltimore Police said. Three other people were injured in separate shootings.
The teen died in North Baltimore on Monday afternoon after seeking treatment at Sinai Hospital for a gunshot wound to the torso, police said. Detectives said Tuesday the teen was shot at the 2500 block of Longwood Street in the Hanlon-Longwood neighborhood. On Friday, police have identified the 16-year-old victim as Kamren Murphy.
A 45-year-old man died after being stabbed Monday afternoon in North Baltimore, and charges are pending against his acquaintance, according to police.
Officers responded to a report of a cutting on the 1000 block of Dartmouth Road in the Evesham Park neighborhood at about 5:20 p.m. and found the man suffering from stab wounds, Baltimore Police said in a news release. The man, who’s been identified Friday as Damiane Edwards, was taken to the Johns Hopkins Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Police arrested a 22-year-old acquaintance of the man a short time later. He is being interviewed by homicide detectives, and charges are pending against him, according to the release.
The homicide unit was also notified after a 37-year-old walked into a hospital early Monday morning after being shot, according to police.
The man walked into the hospital at 2:51 a.m. with an apparent life-threatening gunshot wound, police said. Investigators are unsure of where the shooting took place.
In South Baltimore, a 21-year-old was shot in the head. Officers arrived around 8:40 p.m. to the 900 block of Mayadon Court in the Brooklyn neighborhood to investigate a shooting and found the injured man a short distance away the 4300 block of Sixth Street.
He was taken to a hospital, and his condition is unknown Tuesday. Detectives are trying to locate an exact crime scene.
Also Monday morning, police responded to a report of a shooting at 4:35 a.m. on the 3700 block of West Belvedere Avenue in Northwest Baltimore.
There, they found a vehicle that had collided with a tree. A 66-year-old man who was driving the vehicle was suffering from gunshot wounds, according to police. He was taken to a hospital for treatment.
Those with information on the West Belvedere Avenue shooting are asked to contact Northwest District detectives at 410-396-2466. Anyone with information about the Brooklyn shooting is asked to call Southern District Shooting detectives at 410-396-2499. Anyone with information on the shooting of the 37-year-old man or either of the homicides is asked to contact detectives at 410-396-2100 or leave an anonymous tip at 1-866-7LOCKUP.
