Two people were shot and killed in a mass shooting at a block party in Baltimore on Sunday, authorities have confirmed.
Aaliyah Gonzalez, 18, and Kylis Fagbemi, 20, have been identified as the victims, according to police who say they were attending the party in the Brooklyn Homes neighborhood south of the city.
Twenty-eight others have been injured, while three remain in critical condition. Baltimore police say more than half of the victims were teens.
Following the shooting, Mayor Brandon Scott said at a press conference that he is working with officials to track down the perpetrators.
“We won’t stop until we find those responsible and hold them accountable, we won’t,” Scott said. “With that said, we need the help of our residents and anyone that knows anything to come forward and say something so that we can bring those who are recklessly carrying out acts of violence like this to justice.”
An investigation is ongoing.
Meanwhile, Police Commissioner Richard Worley said police is offering up to $28,000 to anyone with information about the suspects in the shooting.
“Our hearts and prayers continue to go out with these families and acquaintances, friends and coworkers and our city as well as our community,” Worley said.
Of the 28 victims, 19 of them were taken to a local hospital to be treated after “suffering varying degrees of injury from gunshot wounds,” according to Debra Schindler, MedStar Health’s regional director of media and public relations.
“Multiple critically injured patients were evaluated and triaged simultaneously by clinical staff, while hospital security managed the throng of family members that gathered in and outside of the emergency department,” Schindler said in a statement.
Nine others were taken to other Baltimore trauma centers, and the rest have since been released after being treated for injuries.
“I want those who are responsible to hear me, hear me very clearly,” Scott said. “We will not stop until we find you, and we will find you.”
