Baltimore imposes curfew on children due to shooting

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott arrives for the annual 90-day session of the State General Assembly. Credit: AP/AP

Baltimore Mayor Imposes Summer Curfew For Minors After Two Teens Are Shot.

Mayor Brandon Scott Says Anyone Under 14 Will Be Imposed A 9pm Curfew :00, and for those who are younger — at 22:00. than 17.

He said: “I want everyone to hear me and hear me clearly. We are returning to the old days. In the last months of spring and summer, we will be imposing a youth curfew."

The mayor said he saw too many children outside at night on the streets.

He said: "It's not just about us getting them off the street, that we support them and find out what's going on with them and their families.

"For the [young ] It is not normal for a person to be so far away from their home, and no one knows where they are or cares about them.”

This happened after a 14-year-old and a 16-year-old were injured and wounded.< /p> One of the victims was left in critical condition. Photo: Tribune News Service/Baltimore Sun

The shooting occurred as police tried to break up fights between a crowd of more than 200 teenagers who had gathered in the city's Inner Harbor area around 9 p.m. Sunday.

One of the victims was in critical condition, the other was in stable condition.< /p >

According to local television, two suspects were arrested, including one with a loaded gun that matched the shooter's description.

Another was reportedly found with a loaded gun in a police garage.

The mayor said he intended to host a «summer camp»; for teenagers, but also intended to «instill a sense of responsibility in families.»

So far this year, five people under the age of 18 have been fatally shot in the city, and 23 people have been injured. Baltimore police said they were injured in the gunfire.

Three victims were killed in public high school neighborhoods.

The year began with a January 4 shooting near a fast food restaurant. in front of a high school.

One student died and four others were injured in this incident.

Firearms are now the leading cause of death for children and teenagers in the United States.< /p>

People under the age of 18 are more likely to die from firearms than from car crashes.

According to the US Centers for Disease Control, firearms accounted for 19% of child deaths in 2021. .

About 3,600 children have died in incidents involving the use of firearms this year.