1 Dead, 2 Children Among 4 Injured In Baltimore Shooting, Car Crash

A man was killed and two people sustained wounds in a shooting over the weekend in West Baltimore, Maryland. Two children also suffered injuries in a crash resulting from the shooting.

Police responded to reports of shots fired after 6:30 p.m. Saturday near Pennsylvania Avenue and Laurens Street in the Upton neighborhood of the city. Upon arrival, officers found at least three victims who sustained injuries due to the shooting.

A 43-year-old man, who suffered a serious gunshot wound, was pronounced dead after reaching the hospital, CBS News reported. A 65-year-old man was shot in the arm and taken to hospital where he was listed in stable condition.

A 23-year-old woman who was driving her car down the street with two children, aged 3 and 2, inside was also struck in the shooting before she crashed her vehicle into a pole. She was taken to a hospital in critical condition, police said. The two children suffered head trauma and lacerations in the aftermath of the vehicle collision.

"After medical treatment, doctors determined that the children did not sustain gunshot wound injuries. Both victims sustained head trauma and lacerations, as a result of the vehicle collision that occurred when the driver was shot," a Baltimore Police press release said, according to WTOP. The three-year-old boy remains in stable condition at the hospital. The infant boy was also listed as critical but stable.

An adult male was detained by police while he was trying to flee the scene, Baltimore Councilman Eric Costello said in a Facebook post. However, his role in the shooting wasn't immediately clear. The identities of the victims and others involved in the incident were not released by the authorities. Police launched an investigation into the shooting to determine if the shooter had an intended target.

Meanwhile, the police department has called on witnesses to come forward and assist in the investigation.

"We know people heard something. We know people saw something," Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said, according to NYPost. "If [you're] harboring that person, and that's your homeboy, that's your man, and that's your cousin, I don't care who it is. Then you're weak, too. And we need to step up and be better for ourselves."

People with any information on the shooting are urged to contact Homicide detectives at 410-396-2100.