A 17-year-old is recovering after being shot in Baltimore City Tuesday. It is one of several violent crimes involving kids under the age of 18. The recent uptick has some community leaders worried.Within the last week, 11 News has counted at least seven examples where kids have been involved in violent crimes, whether as victims or the suspects themselves.SkyTeam 11 was over the scene of a shooting in east Baltimore on Tuesday afternoon. Baltimore police said that is where a 17-year-old boy was shot in the chest.A 16-year-old was shot and killed Monday in south Baltimore.”Fourteen. 12. 10. 8 years old. It don’t matter how old you is. Bullets don’t care,” said one neighbor who did not want to be identified.In Annapolis over the weekend, two kids – 10 and 14 years old — were shot while breaking into a home, according to the homeowner.”As shocking as this is, I am not surprised. We have a group of kids who are 9- to 10-years-old that just rule the roost back here,” said an Annapolis neighbor who did not want to be identified.Last Tuesday, another 16-year-old was shot in a school parking lot in Baltimore County.Everywhere across Maryland, kids are getting hurt.”We can’t pull enough resources into mental health,” community activist and mentor known as Uncle T said.Uncle T said the problem is as complex as it is old. A lack of emotional coping and families unable to support children, he said, play a part among others.”Definitely coronavirus. We know isolation plays a major role. We cannot fix the situation being isolated from this situation,” Uncle T said.Uncle T said solutions will not come overnight as grassroots organizations fight with intervention and even more so prevention.”The thing is wherever this is coming from, we have to be relentless in our pursuit and changing the narrative by bombarding the situation,” he said.Bombarding the situation, he said, to save young lives, taking a village to stop violence across the state.”Holistically, we have to attack it from all ends,” Uncle T said.Uncle T also said positivity is key. Without that, there will be no hope to save these kids.
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A 17-year-old is recovering after being shot in Baltimore City Tuesday. It is one of several violent crimes involving kids under the age of 18. The recent uptick has some community leaders worried.
Within the last week, 11 News has counted at least seven examples where kids have been involved in violent crimes, whether as victims or the suspects themselves.
SkyTeam 11 was over the scene of a shooting in east Baltimore on Tuesday afternoon. Baltimore police said that is where a 17-year-old boy was shot in the chest.
A 16-year-old was shot and killed Monday in south Baltimore.
“Fourteen. 12. 10. 8 years old. It don’t matter how old you is. Bullets don’t care,” said one neighbor who did not want to be identified.
In Annapolis over the weekend, two kids – 10 and 14 years old — were shot while breaking into a home, according to the homeowner.
“As shocking as this is, I am not surprised. We have a group of kids who are 9- to 10-years-old that just rule the roost back here,” said an Annapolis neighbor who did not want to be identified.
Last Tuesday, another 16-year-old was shot in a school parking lot in Baltimore County.
Everywhere across Maryland, kids are getting hurt.
“We can’t pull enough resources into mental health,” community activist and mentor known as Uncle T said.
Uncle T said the problem is as complex as it is old. A lack of emotional coping and families unable to support children, he said, play a part among others.
“Definitely coronavirus. We know isolation plays a major role. We cannot fix the situation being isolated from this situation,” Uncle T said.
Uncle T said solutions will not come overnight as grassroots organizations fight with intervention and even more so prevention.
“The thing is wherever this is coming from, we have to be relentless in our pursuit and changing the narrative by bombarding the situation,” he said.
Bombarding the situation, he said, to save young lives, taking a village to stop violence across the state.
“Holistically, we have to attack it from all ends,” Uncle T said.
Uncle T also said positivity is key. Without that, there will be no hope to save these kids.
