West Baltimore community mourns after 2 deadly shootings in 1 week

WatchWest Baltimore community mourns after 2 deadly shootings in 1 weekby CASSIDIE STEVENS | FOX45 NEWS

6VIEW ALL PHOTOSTwo teenagers were shot and killed Friday evening in the 2800 block of Ellicott Drive. (WBFF)Comment on this story0CommentShare storySharetopics: BaltimoreWest BaltimoreShootingsEllicott DriveLeon Day ParkTeenagersCommunityPoliceBALTIMORE (WBFF) — The loss of three young lives in less than a week has left west Baltimore residents grieving and questioning safety in their neighborhoods.

WBFF has been following growing concerns after two teenagers were shot and killed Friday evening in the 2800 block of Ellicott Drive, just blocks from where a 12-year-old girl was killed at Leon Day Park last Saturday.

Authorities say police responded after 5 p.m. Friday and found an 18-year-old shot multiple times who died at the scene. Three other men arrived at a nearby hospital with gunshot injuries. A 19-year-old later died and two others, ages 21 and 22, are recovering in stable condition.

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Residents told WBFF the violence has rattled their sense of everyday security. "It's a little disturbing. You're going to provide for your family at the grocery store, gets groceries and stuff. And you're at the right place at the time and something goes wrong. And you just live in life as a normal person doing the right things," Krishna Broadwater said.

Another neighbor expressed frustration and called for peace, saying, "And kids dying, like, it's just messed up, bro. This guy put the guns down, pick a book up or something on here, man. Change your life, man."

While police have not said whether the shootings are connected, the proximity and timing have heightened anxiety for families living nearby.

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One community member told WBFF, "They got to figure something out. I know what I'm going to do with me and mine. I'm going to make sure you meet him in the right path, that's all."

Baltimore police have not provided new details on the latest investigation. The back-to-back shootings have left three young people dead and a community calling for answers and solutions.