Morning Roundup

One teenager is dead and six others were wounded in a mass shooting at a block party in Salisbury late Tuesday night. Hours later, it was a “mob scene” at a local hospital. (WBOC)

According to various sources and law enforcement, the victim was identified as 14-year-old Xavier Cordei Maddox of Salisbury, who succumbed to his wounds and later died. (Delmarva Now)

Authorities suspect gang-related activity. (WRDE)

Speaking to reporters after a Board of Public Works meeting Wednesday, Governor Wes Moore expressed the anger and frustration many community leaders are feeling:

“In just a few days, two mass shootings in our beloved state have taken lives and ripped at the fabric of our communities. I grieve with the victims in Salisbury and their loved ones, as well as the community that has lost one of their own. To those who are hurting: My heart is with you. I would like to thank our first responders who rushed to the scene, and I am confident that law enforcement will bring those who committed this vile act to justice. I spoke earlier this morning with both the county executive of Wicomico and the mayor of Salisbury. I will continue to stay in close contact with local officials and authorities and will assist in every way possible.”

Governor Wes Moore

In response to what needs to happen to reduce violent crime involving weapons,  Maryland U.S. Attorney Erek Barron says the focus needs to be on getting guns out of the hands of criminals. (WBAL 1090)

Washington, D.C., also saw a rash of July 4th gun violence with five people killed in separate incidents Tuesday and Wednesday, and nine others shot and wounded in a single episode that came during a holiday celebration. (Washington Post)

In Baltimore, investigators believe more than two shooters opened fire at the block party incident in Brooklyn early Sunday where two people died and 28 were injured. (Baltimore Banner)

“We all have to do more. This is not sustainable. It is unacceptable and it’s infuriating. We should not be spending our time dealing with these kinds of issues that we as a state have been dealing with for far too long and have not come up with the right kinds of solutions for.”

Governor Wes Moore

Beulah Jones, the grandmother of Aaliyah Gonzalez, 18, who was killed in the mass shooting incident Sunday in Baltimore’s Brooklyn neighborhood, spoke about feeling “empty”…

Meanwhile, questions remain about why there was no police presence in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood during the annual block party. (WYPR)

Stefanie Mavronis, the new interim director of the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (MONSE), told reporters on Monday that local Safe Streets team members did diffuse 3-4 conflicts earlier in the evening. “This was not a Safe Streets sponsored event,” said Mavronis, who said the Safe Streets members were there as community members. Members of the media pressured Mavronis on why Safe Streets did not then alert the Baltimore Police Department, to which she replied, “I don’t know that Safe Streets would relay that.”

(WYPR)

Federal prosecutors on Wednesday sought to keep in custody an armed man known as a QAnon conspiracy theorist who was arrested near President Barack Obama’s house on June 29 after eluding a daylong police manhunt that began after he threatened to detonate explosives in his van while parked at a federal building in Gaithersburg. (USA TODAY)

Federal investigators told a crime victims’ advocate’s office they were working on exhuming the body of Joyce Malecki, a sudden development in the decades-old cold case detailed in the Netflix series “The Keepers.” (Baltimore Sun)

A combined total of $13 million in compensation is coming to thousands of current and former Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services workers. (WBAL)

A bill unanimously passed Monday night by the Anne Arundel County Council exempts certain affordable housing developments from complying with school capacity standards. (Baltimore Sun)

The state of Maryland awarded a man nearly $2.9 million for the 32 years he was wrongly imprisoned — ten of which he’d spent on death row. (Washington Post)

Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks has raised $1.73 million in her first seven weeks as a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate. (Maryland Matters)

Former state delegate Dan Cox says an imposter filed paperwork suggesting he was attempting to run for a seat in Congress. (Baltimore Banner)

Hundreds of people have joined a lawsuit against BGE and the installation of external gas regulators. (WMAR)

The use of drones could be used in the documentation of crime scenes and in tactical situations by the Baltimore Police Department. (WJZ)

The Baltimore Police Department is now encrypting its radio systems and other devices. (WJZ)

Detectives in Montgomery County are investigating a deadly pedestrian collision at a bus stop shelter that left a 71-year-old woman was dead. (WTOP)

A Cecil County man stands charged with attempted first-degree murder and seven other counts after he allegedly brandished a “large Bowie style knife” in front of a law enforcement officer and the suspect’s wife during a domestic incident inside the couple’s Elkton apartment. (The Cecil Whig)

The 28-year-old bicyclist struck by a hit-and-run driver late last month has died and the Prince George’s County Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in tracking down the person responsible. (Anne Arundel Daily Voice)

An extended period of hot and humid conditions is in store for the northeastern United States. (AccuWeather)

Thousands of dollars in damage was caused to a classroom inside a high school in Easton when the custodial staff accidentally sparked a fire. (Anne Arundel Daily Voice)

A church, a cemetery and a school have been designated Harford County Historic Landmarks. (Baltimore Sun)

The Baltimore Museum of Art has acquired an art installation highlighting the work of the city’s health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Baltimore Fishbowl)

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The Orioles finally got a win at Yankee Stadium last night after a solid pitching effort by Dean Kremer and some rookie bats coming to life. Baltimore took the third game of the four-game series, 6-3. (Camden Chat)

The Orioles promoted outfielder Colton Cowser, their No. 2 prospect according to Baseball America, to the majors ahead of Wednesday night’s game at the New York Yankees. (Baltimore Sun)

A cameraman was injured Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium and taken to the hospital after he was hit in the head by a wild throw from Baltimore Orioles rookie shortstop Gunnar Henderson. (AP)

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