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12-year-old girl killed in Baltimore shooting sparked by apparent parking dispute

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Police Commissioner Richard Worley and Mayor Brandon M. Scott addressed reporters Saturday night about a shooting incident at Leon Day Park in Baltimore that left a 12-year-old girl dead and three others injured. The violence erupted from an argument over a parking space, with two gunmen using different firearms during the exchange. Commissioner Worley called the shooters “cowards” and emphasized the preventable nature of such tragedy, while Coach Mark Brown of a local youth football league highlighted that this kind of incident is unusual for their activities at the park.

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On Saturday night at approximately 6:15 PM, a 12-year-old girl was killed and three adults were injured in a shooting incident at Leon Day Park in West Baltimore. The tragedy occurred near a youth football event organized by the Charm City Buccaneers league. According to police, two men got into an argument over a parking spot and started firing shots at each other, hitting the girl and another woman as they were caught in the crossfire. The injured included a 25-year-old woman and two men aged 23 and 28, all of whom are expected to survive their injuries. Police Commissioner Richard Worley called the shooters "cowards" and emphasized that the dispute was over something trivial like parking, resulting in a young life being lost. Authorities are now searching for at least two suspects involved in this incident.

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Baltimore GPE · 3× Worley PERSON · 2× Brandon M. Scott PERSON · 1× Charm City Buccaneers ORG · 1× Mark Brown PERSON · 1× NBC ORG · 1× Police ORG · 1× Richard Worley PERSON · 1× WBAL-TV ORG · 1×

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“What we know is that there was some type of argument between two cowards, and of course they both opened fire on each other,” the commissioner said at a Saturday night news conference.

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12-year-old girl killed in Baltimore shooting sparked by apparent parking dispute · assertive framing

Claims (15 extracted, 0 hedged)

A 12-year-old girl was killed and three others were injured when gunfire erupted amid an apparent dispute over parking at a Baltimore park Saturday, officials said. asserted

officials → kill → park

Police Commissioner Richard Worley said two gunmen were being sought, and two different gun cartridges were found at the scene after the shooting near Leon Day Park. asserted

cartridges → say → Park

“What we know is that there was some type of argument between two cowards, and of course they both opened fire on each other,” the commissioner said at a Saturday night news conference. asserted

commissioner → know → conference

“In the crossfire, a 12-year-old little girl, who was probably down there watching football, was shot and killed.” asserted

who → watch → football

Baltimore police said in a statement that a 25-year-old woman and two men, ages 23 and 28, were also struck. asserted

woman → say → statement

The woman was with the girl, Worley said. asserted

Worley → say → girl

Worley said the adult victims had non-life-threatening injuries. asserted

victims → say → injuries

The commissioner said, “The dispute most likely occurred from a stupid parking spot.” asserted

dispute → say → spot

The mayor of Baltimore, Brandon M. Scott, expressed disgust at the situation and likened the gunmen to cowards, during the evening news conference. asserted

mayor → express → conference

“Two men, or so-called men, got into a argument, and now this baby is gone,” he said. asserted

he → call → argument

Coach Mark Brown of the Charm City Buccaneers youth football league said there was game day activity at the park when gunfire broke out. asserted

gunfire → say → park

“Some miscellaneous outsiders caused this situation,” he told NBC affiliate WBAL-TV at the scene. asserted

he → cause → scene

He said the youth league has operated for 29 years without this kind of problem. asserted

league → say → problem

“We strive to give back to the youth,” he said. asserted

he → strive → youth

He added, “This happened over a parking spot. asserted

This → add → spot