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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Many successful Baltimore are reeling from out-of-control violence.
“We garbage to fto evil win. And let’s beryllium clear, gunning down a 13-year-old outside of a rec halfway is evil. Stabbing an aged pistillate successful a church is evil. Coming into a barbershop and shooting a barber is axenic evil,” said Baltimore City Council subordinate Zeke Cohen.
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Video WJZ obtained shows the infinitesimal a antheral opened occurrence wrong a barbershop connected O’Donnell Street a week ago. An equipped off-duty Baltimore City constabulary serviceman who was getting his hairsbreadth chopped jumped into enactment and changeable the suspect.
The barber, Rafael Jeffers, and suspect, Carlos Ortega, some died. Police said Ortega was besides down 2 different shootings the aforesaid day, including the sidesplitting of barber Javier Villegas Cotto. Investigators person yet to merchandise a motive.
Rafael Otero was friends with Cotto.
“It hurt. It deed location due to the fact that it could’ve been 1 of us. It could’ve been my brother. It could’ve been anyone successful that chair,” Ortero told WJZ Investigator Mike Hellgren.
After a shooting spree claims the lives of 2 of their own, Baltimore’s barbers rally and accidental “enough is enough.” The communicative connected #WJZ astatine 5,6 and 7. @wjz pic.twitter.com/jVBrWBsAKY
— Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) November 22, 2021
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The unit did not fto up. 69-year-old Evelyn Player was stabbed to decease wrong her religion successful East Baltimore. There is simply a person of interest successful the case, and the politician has offered a $100,000 reward.
Hogan: Maryland is besides offering an further $100,000 reward for accusation that leads to the apprehension and condemnation of whoever is liable for the execution of Evelyn Player. We are calling connected the metropolis to usage immoderate resources astatine its disposal to lucifer this reward. @wjz
— Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) November 17, 2021
In West Baltimore, a makeshift memorial sits extracurricular the Lillian Jones Rec Center, wherever 13-year-old Maliyah Turner was killed.
Photo of Memorial Courtesy: Mike Hellgren
A neighbour who asked not to beryllium identified told Hellgren helium watched Turner’s last moments. “What I heard was the 2 shots. She had her eyes open, and she was breathing. That was her past breath. Let’s get justness for the family. I anticipation they find the transgression who did this to her.”
🚨Reward accrued $13k to find 13yo Maliyah Turner’s slayer @wjz pic.twitter.com/Ta7vxky3Cw
— Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) November 22, 2021
Baltimore constabulary announced an accrued reward of $13,000 for accusation that leads to an arrest. They are present receiving assistance from the ATF. You tin telephone Metro Crime Stoppers astatine 1-866-7-LockUp.
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