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Five Shot During Vigil for Man Killed in Baltimore

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BALTIMORE (AP) - Police say five people attending a candlelight vigil in for a man killed in west Baltimore were shot when a gunman opened fire on the crowd.

Detective Donny Moses said in a phone interview that about 25 people had gathered about 6:30 p.m. Monday at Fulton and North avenues, where 24-year-old Jermaine Schofield was shot and killed early Sunday.

Moses says police were called to the scene and found two victims with gunshot wounds. Officers then got reports of three other people who went to local hospitals with gunshot wounds sustained at the same location. All the injuries were described as non-life-threatening.

Police say during the vigil, a gunman walked into the crowd and started shooting. Moses says witnesses weren't able to give police a description of the shooter.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.