Crime & Safety
Man Suffers "Minor" Gun Shot Wound Near Homeland
The shooting happened about a block from where Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts spoke to residents less than a day away.
(UPDATED 10:52 a.m., Friday)—Baltimore police are calling a shooting near Homeland "minor."
Police reported via social media, at about 4:30 p.m., Thursday that an adult male was shot in the 5400 block of York Road.
Det. Vernon Davis, a police spokesman, said the man was shot in his "lower extremities" and taken to an area hospital and treated.
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Davis said there was no further information available about a possible motive for the shooting, or any details about the shooter available.
The incident occurred less than a day later, and a block away, from where Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts spoke to residents about crime in the area, and discussed having residents help neighborhoods in the Western District struggling with crime.
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This area of North Baltimore has seen several incidents of robbery and home invasions involving guns in recent months.
During a York Road Partnership meeting Wednesday Sgt. John Fernandez said police suspect one man is behind the string of robberies.
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