Michigan: Baltimore Teen Fatally Shot in a Park

A Baltimore teen from Patterson High School in Michigan was shot and killed at a nearby park on Monday afternoon, police said.

According to Baltimore Sun, responding cops went to Joseph E. Lee Park in the 5900 block of East Pratt Street in the Bayview neighborhood in Baltimore due to a shooting at around 2 p.m.

There, police found Izaiah Carter, 16, with multiple gunshot wounds and unresponsive. The Baltimore teen was brought to a nearby hospital, where he later died.

According to Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison, several witnesses saw the teen collapse after hearing gunshots and multiple people running away from the park.

Harrison noted that there were no suspects in the incident at this time. Investigators are still trying to determine why students were in the park during school hours.

School district spokesman André Riley said children were dismissed safely after a 15-minute delay due to police activities. Tuesday's classes were canceled at Patterson High School due to the shooting, but the school will be open for counseling and support from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

After the dismissal, police searched and canvassed the area. The park is just behind the high school. Teenagers wearing the school's hoodies watched across the field while some families played on a nearby playground and others walked dogs next to crime scene tape.

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According to Fox 5, the Baltimore Police Department has yet to release any updates on the investigation, including what started the shooting and the students' presence in the park during school hours. Carter was a junior ROTC member, according to the district.

Baltimore Teen Is Just One of Those Killed in Various Shootings This Year

The latest shooting incident that killed the Baltimore teen from Patterson High School is one of the many shootings that involved teens in the city this year, CBS News reported.

Eighteen of these kids survived after being shot, but six other kids were less fortunate and died.

"There are some adults that know that these young people are carrying those guns, and if you're not saying something to them and challenging them and they are sleeping in your house or sleeping in your family member's house, this is also on you, this is on all of us," said Mayor Brandon Scott.

Another Baltimore teen, D'Asia Garrison, 17, was the first victim this year. Then, 16-year-old student Deanta Dorsey at Edmondson-Westside High School was fatally shot in January while shopping at the Edmondson Village Shopping Complex in Michigan.

First-year student LaRon Henderson from Forest Park High School also died following a Baltimore shooting incident in the school area in late January.

Councilman Zeke Cohen agreed with many of Scott's points.

"This is about how we as a city reconcile and address conflict in ways that are productive but are healthy and then don't result in a child losing his or her life," said Cohen.

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Written by: Bert Hoover

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