Early this morning, a 17-year-old boy found himself at a local hospital, the latest victim in the continuing narrative of gun violence that plagues our city streets. According to Baltimore Witness, the Baltimore Police Department was alerted to the incident around 1:17 a.m. Officers immediately responded to the call, confirming the teenager had sustained a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. The Southern District shooting detectives are now spearheading the investigation into this incident.
In a cruel twist of fate that unfolds too often in the darkened corners of Baltimore, the shooting is believed to have taken place in the 2700 block of Wegworth Lane. Details are sparse, as the assailant remains unidentified, but the authorities are urging the public to provide any information that might illuminate the circumstances leading to the shooting…