Shooting Wave Hits Baltimore Over Memorial Day Weekend, Carrollton Ridge Epicenter of Gun Violence

Baltimore took on the appearance of South Side Chicago with a barrage of gun shots over the Memorial Day weekend. There were three fatalities Sunday -- a double slaying in Carrollton Ridge Sunday night and one Sunday morning. According to the Baltimore Sun, the gun violence brought out an intense police presence that was being echoed in violent hot spots across the city, including McElderry Park in East Baltimore where two young men were shot within 45 minutes of one another Saturday night. Another man died Monday after suffering seven stab wounds. What in the world is going on?

Even with this weekend's violence, Baltimore's homicide tally is 79 for the year, significantly down from the 94 deaths at this time last year. Police said they have an arrest warrant in one fatal shooting and a person of interest in another, but haven't made any arrests.

Authorities said police seized nearly a dozen illegal guns on city streets since Friday. Still, shootings spared virtually no quadrant of the city, from Northeast to Southwest, in one of deadliest weekends in Baltimore this year. Source: Baltimore Sun

The criminal elements in our society have become emboldened to wreak havoc at any minute in the lives on innocent people. There are far too many guns on the streets all across this country. These guns are getting in the wrong hands and this trend will continue until something drastic is done.

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