16-year-old injured in west Baltimore shooting 2024-11-09

A 16-year-old male suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a shooting incident in west Baltimore on Friday night. Police officers in the area of the 1000 block of Poplar Grove Street heard a firearm being discharged around 7:36 p.m. and found the victim upon canvassing the area. The victim was transported to a hospital for treatment. Detectives have taken over the investigation, and anyone with information is urged to contact them or call the Metro Crime Stoppers tip line.

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Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity expels members charged in alleged hate crime at Salisbury University 2024-11-09

The Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity has expelled its members who are charged in an alleged hate crime attack at an off-campus apartment near Salisbury University. Video of the October 15th assault shows the victim being hit with a cookie sheet while the suspects yell anti-gay slurs. According to charging documents, a suspect posed as a 16-year-old on the dating app Grindr and lured the victim to the apartment, where approximately 15 college-aged males appeared and assaulted him. Salisbury University has condemned the incident, suspended the students involved, and formed a task force on LGBTQ inclusiveness. The fraternity has also expelled the members charged in the attack, stating their actions do not align with the organization's values.

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Marylanders among recipients of racially offensive text messages under investigation by FBI 2024-11-08

Maryland's attorney general is turning his attention to racist text messages invoking slavery that were received by Black residents. The offensive language references picking cotton at the nearest plantation. Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown told 11 News that the text messages appear to be part of a nationwide campaign targeting Black people. The messages landed on phones the day after Tuesday's election, and those receiving them include school-aged children and college students. A woman who asked to remain anonymous told 11 News that her family and friends received racist text messages, saying 'I was shocked, I was scared, I was nervous, I was upset.' The FBI is aware of the offensive racist text messages sent to individuals around the country and is in contact with the Justice Department and other federal authorities on the matter. Brown said it's critical that people who receive these texts report it to local law enforcement and to the Maryland Attorney General's Civil Rights Division.