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Police say a 12-year-old girl was fatally shot at Baltimore park where youth football game was

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 4). Police say a 12-year-old girl was fatally shot at Baltimore park where youth football game was. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/united-states/police-say-a-12-year-old-girl-was-fatally-shot-at-baltimore-park-where-youth-football-game-was/article_5750b97d-e9f6-5a01-bbc7-bd184279a711.html

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Police in Baltimore reported that a 12-year-old girl died from gunshot wounds at Leon Day Park on Saturday evening during a youth football game. Additionally, three others were injured by gunfire; two women and one man sustained injuries but survived. Authorities are now searching for multiple suspects involved in the shooting incident.
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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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“Article A describes a shooting incident specifically at Leon Day Park where a youth football game was being played, resulting in one fatality and three injuries. Article B mentions this Baltimore incident but also reports on another separate mass shooting in Georgia.”
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BALTIMORE GPE · 3× Richard Worley PERSON · 1×

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BALTIMORE (AP) — A 12-year-old girl was fatally shot and three other people were wounded at a Baltimore park where a youth football game was being played, and police said they were seeking at least two suspects.
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BALTIMORE (AP) — A 12-year-old girl was fatally shot and three other people were wounded at a Baltimore park where a youth football game was being played, and police said they were seeking at least two suspects. asserted
they → shoot → suspects
Officers responded to Leon Day Park at 6:15 p.m. Saturday, where the girl and a woman were found with gunshot wounds. asserted
girl → respond → wounds
Two men also walked into area hospitals seeking treatment, Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley said at a news conference. asserted
Worley → walk → conference
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