3 shot, 1 dead in Baltimore Wednesday

Homicide detectives investigating Appleton Street shooting

 BALTIMORE —Baltimore police are investigating three afternoon shootings Wednesday.

An 18-year-old man was shot in the 2300 block of Maryland Avenue at 23rd Street around 1:45 p.m. He suffered from gunshot wounds to the leg and hip and was taken to an area hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

At about the same time, a man was shot in the 100 block of North Smallwood Street. The victim suffered from a gunshot wound to his leg and was taken to an area hospital.Later in the day, around 6 p.m., police were called to the 800 block of Appleton Street in west Baltimore, where a 21-year-old man suffered from a gunshot wound to his head. He was taken to an area hospital, where he later died.If you have any information regarding this continuing investigation, call Baltimore police at 410-396-2455 for the Maryland Avenue incident, or 410-396-2477 for the North Smallwood Street incident, or 410-396-2100 for the Appleton Street incident.