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12-year-old girl fatally shot in park where youth football game was being played

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A 12-year-old girl was fatally shot and three others were injured when two men arguing over a parking spot began shooting at each other in Leon Day Park, Baltimore, during a youth football game on Saturday evening. The shootings occurred around 6:15 p.m., resulting in the death of the young girl and non-life-threatening injuries to an adult woman who was also struck by gunfire. Police are searching for multiple suspects involved in the 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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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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🔮 “Two grown men got into an argument, and now a 12-year-old is gone,” Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said at the news conference.

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12-year-old girl fatally shot in park where youth football game was being played · assertive framing

Claims (13 extracted, 0 hedged)

12-year-old girl fatally shot in park where youth football game was being played Two men arguing over a parking spot began shooting at each other. asserted

men → shoot → other

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

The girl was pronounced dead at a hospital. asserted

girl → pronounce → hospital

The adults suffered injuries that weren’t life-threatening, Worley said. asserted

Worley → suffer → injuries

Two men involved in an argument believed to be over a parking spot began shooting at each other, and the girl and the woman were struck by bullets, Worley said. asserted

Worley → involve → bullets

He said police were seeking “at least” two suspects. asserted

police → say → suspects

Police were still processing the scene in the expansive park, and Worley said it wasn't immediately known how many shots were fired. asserted

shots → process → park

He urged anyone who witnessed the shooting to contact police. asserted

who → urge → police

“Two grown men got into an argument, and now a 12-year-old is gone,” Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said at the news conference. asserted

Scott → get → conference

“We never should have to say something like that. asserted

We → have → that

What happened out here today is one of the most disgusting things I’ve ever seen in my life.” asserted

I → happen → life