(Reuters) – Baltimore police arrested a 17-year-old man on Friday accused of carrying weapons in connection with a mass shooting at a block party in the Maryland city, but did not not charged the murder suspect and said his investigation is ongoing. .
The teenage suspect, whom the Baltimore Police Department did not name, is charged with possession of a firearm by a minor, possession of an assault weapon, reckless endangerment and carrying a a handgun in a vehicle.
The department described the teen as a “person of juvenile interest” in the shooting, adding, “This is still an open and ongoing investigation.”
It offered a reward of up to $28,000 for information leading to an arrest and charges.
The July 2 carnage in the Brooklyn Homes community of South Baltimore killed two people and injured 28 others, half of whom were children. It was part of a series of mass shootings ahead of the July 4 holiday that prompted renewed calls from President Joe Biden for tougher gun control legislation.
There have been at least 361 mass shootings in the United States so far in 2023, according to data collected by Gun Violence Archive. He defines a mass shooting as an incident in which at least four people are shot, excluding the shooter.
(Reporting by Rami Ayyub; Editing by David Gregorio)