Baltimore teenager held without bail in block party shooting that killed 2, wounded 28
The 17-year-old was charged with possession of a firearm by a minor, assault weapon possession, reckless endangerment and more
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A Baltimore teenager arrested in connection to a mass shooting during a block party on July 2 that left two dead and 28 others injured, was held without bail on Monday.
The Baltimore Police Department issued a press release about the arrest last Friday, saying at about 7 a.m. on July 7, members of the Homicide and SWAT team arrested the male teenager after executing a search warrant at his home.
The 17-year-old was taken to Central Booking where he was charged with possession of a firearm by a minor, assault weapon possession, reckless endangerment and possession of a handgun in a vehicle.
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FOX 45 in Baltimore reported that the teenager was reportedly arrested after police identified him in a viral video, removing an item from his backpack in the shape of a gun.
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In a bail review hearing on Monday, the assistant state’s attorney described the teenager as a threat to public safety, though he does not have a criminal history and a weapon was never recovered, the news station reported.
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The teen was ultimately held without bail on Monday afternoon.
Kylis Fagbemi, 20, and Aaliyah Gonzalez, 18, were both shot and killed during the mass shooting around 12:30 a.m. Sunday in the 800 block of Gretna Court. Gonzalez died at the scene, and Fagbemi died at the hospital.
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Twenty-eight others – including more than a dozen minors – suffered non-fatal injuries.
The violence erupted when two people opened fire at a block party in the Brooklyn Homes area in the southern portion of Baltimore, according to Richard Worley, Baltimore’s acting police commissioner.
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Worley added that it was not clear whether the shooting was targeted or random.