BALTIMORE,MD **MULTI VICTIM SHOOTING** POLICE REPORTING 6 SHOOTING VICTIMS INCLUDING A 5 YEAR OLD AND 15 YEAR OLD – CHECKING AREA HOSPITALS FOR OTHER WALK IN VICTIMS #BREAKING pic.twitter.com/ROIEiyGv9T
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Baltimore Police: “BPD is scene of a mass shooting at the intersection of Spaulding & Queensbury Avenues. Multiple streets in the area are closed to the public. Please avoid the area. More information to follow as it becomes available.” https://t.co/UBiFmJeCUT
— AZ Intel (@AZ_Intel_) August 10, 2025
Six people shot in Baltimore. Two of them children. The scene: 5101 Queensberry Avenue. The response: silence from every official who spent last month bragging about falling crime.
“A shooting in Baltimore on Sunday evening left six people injured, including a 5-year-old and a 15-year-old. Police are still investigating the exact location and circumstances of the incident.” https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-news/baltimore-maryland-mass-shooting-six-people-shot-including-5-year-old-and-15-year-old-in-multi-victim-incident-article-152438113
The mayor just finished a press tour claiming homicides are down 24%. But nonfatal shootings like this one? They keep happening. They get ignored. They are dismissed as mere statistics. That disconnect between official crime stats and what residents face every day deepens mistrust.
“The mass shooting where 6 people were hurt reportedly took place at 5101 Queensberry Avenue, in Baltimore. Currently, law enforcement officials are scouring the area.” https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/baltimore-mass-shooting-leaves-six-injured-including-child-juvenile-hunt-on-for-suspect-101754790663678.html
No suspect named. No motive released. No press conference. Just another weekend where kids get shot and the city moves on.
“Baltimore police responded to a ‘mass shooting’ development in Northwest Baltimore on Saturday night, August 9.” https://www.financialexpress.com/world-news/us-news/another-mass-shooting-in-us-6-people-injured-in-baltimore-what-we-know-so-far/3941883/
Nonfatal shootings leave behind broken bodies and lasting trauma. The community lives with the pain long after the headlines fade. That harsh reality clashes sharply with the optimistic official numbers.
The mayor’s GVRS program was supposed to prevent this. But the only thing dropping faster than the homicide rate is public trust. Questions about why the same neighborhoods keep getting hit are going unanswered. Concerns about kids catching bullets in residential zones get little attention. And follow-up on what happens after the ambulance leaves is scarce.
