Nov 15, 2009 1:45 pm US/Eastern
Police Investigate Double Shooting
BALTIMORE (WJZ) ―
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Baltimore City Police are investigating a double shooting.
AP
An area that houses many medical students near University of Maryland Hospital is the scene of a double shooting.
Suzanne Collins reports someone shot a man in a wheelchair and a woman who was helping him.
Police say their two witnesses were also victims and are at Shock Trauma, so it could take some time to learn just what happened.
The victims of the double shooting are a disabled man 45, and his 67-year-old mother. She had just brought him groceries. The man has been identified as Anthony Swann, who later died of his injuries.
It happened inside a unit of a one story brick apartment complex on Lemmon St. in southwest Baltimore.
"An elderly female was shot in the face, and we had an adult male, who's wheelchair bound shot multiple times in the body," said Agent Donny Moses, Baltimore City Police.
Police say it didn't appear that anyone had forced their way into the apartment. They say the woman, who has not been identified, left the door open when she entered Swann's residence. When she turned around, there was a man wearing a mask who opened fire on her and her son.
Saturday afternoon right after it happened around 2:30, police didn't know if the disabled man knew his attacker. His mother didn't know that information, but she did tell neighbors the assailant was wearing a mask.
"At this point, we don't have much to go on. We have people who reported hearing the shots, but we don't have any actual witnesses to the incident," said Moses.
Right around the corner, there are many medical students and grad students. It's close to the University of Maryland. They say they are not used to the sound of gunfire in the neighborhood.
"I was just writing a paper, and I heard about five gunshots and I wasn't sure if that was exactly what I heard. Was considering calling the cops and like a minute later, I heard the sirens," said Adele McRae, grad student.
Three medical students say they've never been very concerned about crime on the tree-lined street.
"It's been getting better. I really would have expected this maybe two and half years ago when I first moved in, but really I haven't seen a lot of terrible problems around here. I've actually been pleasantly surprised," said Cal Nannes, medical student.
The only complaint came from a young doctor up the street from the scene of the crime about a break-in at her home in late October.
The woman is expected to survive the shooting.
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