Baltimore Shooting Victim Identified As Department Of Public Works Employee, Police Looking For Suspect

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police person identified a antheral who was fatally changeable successful beforehand of his children Thursday morning successful Northeast Baltimore arsenic a Department of Public Works employee.

Police are asking for nationalist assistance successful uncovering a idiosyncratic of interest.

Jake Rogers, 34, was recovered changeable astir 8:30 a.m. Thursday successful the gait of a location connected Holder Avenue, according to the Baltimore Police Department. He aboriginal died of his injuries astatine a hospital.

Rogers was getting his 3 kids successful the van to spell to schoolhouse erstwhile neighbors said they heard astir 5 gunshots.

Neighbor Tracy Stover’s woman grabbed Rogers crying children from the van erstwhile it happened.

“By the 2nd oregon 3rd [shot] I realized it wasn’t a headdress oregon thing similar that, that it was a gun,” Stover said. “She ran implicit determination to the van and grabbed the kids, she was handing maine the kids I was trying to get them successful the doorway portion the commotion was going on.”

Police confirmed Rogers was an worker of the Baltimore City Department of Public Works. The metropolis bureau could not instantly beryllium reached for remark Friday.

Police person released an representation of a idiosyncratic of involvement successful the shooting wearing each black, who was reportedly past seen moving northbound connected Holder Avenue.

Homicide detectives are investigating Rogers’ shooting arsenic a murder. No details astir a imaginable motive person been released.

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Anyone with accusation astir Rogers’ sidesplitting is asked to telephone constabulary astatine 410-396-2100. Those who privation to stay anonymous tin telephone Metro Crime Stoppers astatine 1-866-7LOCKUP.