6 people, including 5-year-old girl, injured in Baltimore shooting

Six people, including a 5-year-old girl, were injured in a Baltimore shooting on Aug. 9.

Baltimore police responded to the scene of the shooting at about at around 8:46 p.m. Shots rang out at Spaulding and Queensbury Avenues, an intersection in northwestern Baltimore, police said in a statement on X. Police called the incident a mass shooting.

The 5-year-old victim was shot in her hand, and her injury does not seem serious, Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley said at a news conference. Another victim, a man police did not identify, remains in critical condition.

One woman and three other men were also shot, and their ages range from 23 to 52.

What happened?

A small group of people were gathered outside of a home in the residential area when the shooting began, according to Worley.

“It just looked like some people were sitting outside on the porch and, up against a vehicle, having some crabs,” he said. “And looked like somebody just opened fire.”

As of Aug. 10 at 8:30 a.m., police have not released additional information or a description of the suspect.

"We have very little information at this point," Worley said. "All we know is there's multiple rounds fired, multiple victims."

Police ask for help

Police ask anyone with information to call 866-7LOCKUP (866-756-2587).

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