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Shooting near Baltimore youth football event leaves 12-year-old girl dead, 3 adults wounded

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During a youth football event at Leon Day Park in Baltimore, two gunmen allegedly opened fire over a parking space dispute, resulting in the death of a 12-year-old girl and wounding three adults. The shooting occurred around 6:15 p.m., leading to an ongoing police search for the suspects without any arrests reported by Saturday evening. Mayor Brandon Scott condemned the incident as particularly heinous, emphasizing its impact on the community and the girl’s family.
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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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“The articles describe different shootings involving a 12-year-old girl killed and three adults wounded in Baltimore, and another shooting with two people dead and at least 25 injured in Georgia.”
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“Article A describes the immediate incident of the shooting near a youth football event, while Article B discusses the background on one of the accused perpetrators being recently released from prison.”
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The preteen girl was apparently caught in the crossfire at Leon Day Park, where a youth football league was holding its homecoming event, Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley said during a news conference.
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🔮 Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott gave an emotionally charged reaction to the incident, which he said unfolded because two adults couldn’t resolve an argument without guns.

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Shooting near Baltimore youth football event leaves 12-year-old girl dead, 3 adults wounded asserted
adults → leave → girl
A 12-year-old girl was killed and three adults were wounded after two gunmen allegedly opened fire during a dispute near a youth football game in Baltimore, Maryland, authorities said Saturday. uncertain
authorities → kill → Baltimore
The preteen girl was apparently caught in the crossfire at Leon Day Park, where a youth football league was holding its homecoming event, Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley said during a news conference. asserted
Worley → catch → conference
The two men are believed to have been in a dispute that started over a parking space, according to Worley. uncertain
that → believe → Worley
“What we know is that there was some type of argument between two cowards, and of course, they both opened fire on each other,” Worley said. asserted
Worley → know → other
“In the crossfire, a 12-year-old little girl who was probably down there watching football was shot and killed,” he added. asserted
he → watch → football
As of Saturday evening, police said they were searching for at least two suspects, whom authorities described as adult men. asserted
authorities → say → men
No arrests had been announced as of late Saturday night. asserted
arrests → announce → night
Baltimore police told Fox News Digital that officers responded to the 1200 block of North Franklintown Road at approximately 6:15 p.m. after receiving multiple reports of gunfire. asserted
officers → tell → gunfire
Officers found a 25-year-old woman suffering from an apparent gunshot wound and the 12-year-old girl, who was transported to a hospital but later pronounced dead. asserted
who → find → hospital
A 28-year-old man and a 23-year-old man separately walked into area hospitals seeking treatment for gunshot wounds, police said. asserted
police → walk → wounds
All three surviving victims were listed in stable condition. asserted
victims → survive → condition
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott gave an emotionally charged reaction to the incident, which he said unfolded because two adults couldn’t resolve an argument without guns. asserted
adults → give → guns
“Two grown men got into an argument and now a 12-year-old is gone,” he said. “What happened out here today is one of the most disgusting things I’ve ever seen in my life,” Scott added. asserted
Scott → get → life
Scott said the girl’s death would have a profound impact on the community before offering his condolences to her family. asserted
death → say → family
“We’re never gonna see her full potential,” he said. asserted
he → go → potential
“Her family’s gonna be hurting for this for the rest of their life. asserted
family → go → life
Her classmates are going to be hurting, her community’s going to be hurting.” asserted
community → go → ?
Anyone with information is asked to call homicide detectives at 410-396-2100 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP. asserted
Anyone → ask → 7LOCKUP
Anonymous tips can also be submitted through Metro Crime Stoppers of Maryland. asserted
tips → submit → Maryland
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