Gunshots send 15-year-old to hospital in latest city shooting

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BALTIMORE, Md. — A teenage boy was injured in a shooting Monday evening after a shot-spotter alert drew police to the 700 block of North Gilmor Street in the city’s Western District.

At approximately 6:05 p.m. on May 19, officers responded to the area and found a 15-year-old male suffering from a graze wound to the hip. Medics transported the teen to a local hospital, where he was listed in stable condition.

The incident remains under investigation by Western District Shooting detectives. No arrests have been reported, and a motive has not been disclosed.

The shooting occurred less than 30 minutes after an unrelated homicide was reported in the city’s Eastern District, where an 18-year-old male was killed on East Preston Street.

Police seek information in teen shooting

Detectives are asking anyone with knowledge of the North Gilmor Street shooting to contact the Western District Shooting Unit at 410-396-2477.

Anonymous tips can also be submitted to Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP or through the organization’s website.