Two people have been killed and 28 others injured in a mass shooting at a Baltimore block party overnight, US police have said.
Three of the victims are reportedly in critical condition fighting for their lives.
The incident happened in the early hours of Sunday morning in the Brooklyn Homes area of South Baltimore.
Mayor Brandon Scott has branded the shooting a “cowardly act”. He said: “This was a reckless, cowardly act that happened here and that has permanently altered many lives and cost two people their lives.”
Witnesses told Fox 45 they heard 20 to 30 shots fired.
Hundreds of people were gathered for an event called “Brooklyn Day”, witnesses told WBFF-TV. The station added a large police and emergency medical response was in the area.
Emergency personnel are at the scene in the 800 block of Gretna Avenue, Baltimore Police said.
Baltimore Police Department Acting Commissioner Richard Worley confirmed the number of dead and injured during a press conference at the scene.
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