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Baltimore shooting: 12-year-old girl killed in crossfire after parking dispute

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Yadav, K. (2026, October 4). Baltimore shooting: 12-year-old girl killed in crossfire after parking dispute. Times of India. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/baltimore-shooting-12-year-old-girl-killed-in-crossfire-after-parking-dispute/articleshow/134677289.cms

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A shooting occurred at Leon Day Park in Baltimore around 6:15 pm on Saturday, resulting in the death of a 12-year-old girl who was caught in crossfire between two men arguing over a parking space. The girl and an adult woman were struck by gunfire; both survived initially but only the girl later died at the hospital. Two men involved in the shooting suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Police Commissioner Richard Worley and Mayor Brandon Scott condemned the violence, emphasizing that adults' disputes should not endanger children.

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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 girl and a woman were found with gunshot wounds, while two men involved in the incident later went to nearby hospitals seeking treatment, Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley said at a news conference.

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Baltimore shooting: 12-year-old girl killed in crossfire after parking dispute · assertive framing

Claims (18 extracted, 2 hedged)

A 12-year-old girl was killed after being caught in the crossfire between two men who allegedly opened fire during an argument over a parking space at a Baltimore park where a youth football game was being played. uncertain

game → kill → park

Officers responded to Leon Day Park around 6:15 pm on Saturday after reports of a shooting. asserted

Officers → respond → shooting

Worley → find → conference

The girl was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead. asserted

she → take → hospital

The woman and the two men suffered non-life-threatening injuries, Worley said, according to The Associated Press. uncertain

Worley → suffer → Press

Police said the shooting began after two men got into an argument, apparently over a parking space, and began firing at each other. asserted

men → say → other

The girl and the woman were struck by bullets. asserted

girl → strike → bullets

Worley said the girl was not the intended target and that police were searching for “at least” two suspects. asserted

police → say → suspects

“What we know is there was some type of argument between two cowards,” Worley said. asserted

Worley → know → cowards

“They both opened fire on each other. asserted

They → open → other

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

who → watch → football

Police continued to process the crime scene at the expansive park and had not immediately determined how many shots were fired. asserted

shots → continue → park

Worley urged anyone who witnessed the shooting to come forward. asserted

who → urge → shooting

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott condemned the shooting and said a dispute between two adults had resulted in the death of a child. asserted

dispute → condemn → child

“Two grown men got into an argument, and now a 12-year-old is gone,” 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

Police said the investigation was ongoing. asserted

investigation → say → ?