Morning Roundup

Baltimore police responded to two double shootings a little more than an hour apart Sunday night. One incident occurred after 8:30pm in the Southwest District on Mount Street where two men, ages 19 and 22, where found with gunshot injuries. Authorities believe the two were shot on Ramsey Street. The second incident was reported just before 10:00pm in the Western District where an 18-year-old male and a 21-year-old female were injured by gunfire. Police are not certain exactly where it occurred. (Baltimore Police Department)

The shootings happen all over the city: At the Inner Harbor, at parties, at bus stops, at restaurants. Shots ring out near schools and at home. The victims are almost always students or recent graduates. Sometimes they have jobs. Sometimes they’re athletes or artists. All of them are someone’s kid.

The Baltimore Sun – “Youth being shot at an alarming rate.”

Faith leaders are calling for peace. (WMAR)

Most non-fatal shootings and gun murders are likely fueled by Baltimore’s drug trade. (Baltimore Times)

Addressing the city’s violent crime means making tough choices. (Baltimore Banner)

School districts across Maryland were trained at the annual Maryland Center for School Safety Conference last week. In addition to the increase in gun violence, there’s concern regarding the rise in drug overdoses among students, in some cases connected to fentanyl. Five Montgomery County students died from overdoses last year. (WBAL 1090)

An Anne Arundel County grand jury on Friday returned hate crime and first-degree murder charges against an Annapolis man who’s accused of shooting six people, three fatally, after a disagreement erupted over a parking space. (Baltimore Banner)

A 49-year-old man died after being found shot outside a residence in Randallstown on Saturday night, according to Baltimore County Police. (Baltimore Sun)

Maryland State Police arrested a teenager on Sunday in connection with a shooting that happened in Salisbury on Saturday. (WRDE)

A man was shot and killed at a residence in Capitol Heights on Saturday evening in Prince George’s County. (Washington Post)

A 16-year-old is facing charges after being arrested by Maryland State Police investigators in Salisbury for his alleged role in a shooting on Saturday. (Anne Arundel Daily Voice)

Neighborhood activist Robert J. Nowlin Sr., who was blind and who refused to be intimidated by local drug dealers even after his home and his wife’s car were shot up, died July 15 at Mercy Medical Center. He was 84. (Baltimore Sun)

Closing arguments are to start today in the squeegee worker murder trial. (WJZ)

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott is facing criticism for not showing transparency or soliciting community input in the selection of a new police commissioner despite his own calls for such measures in the past. (Baltimore Sun)

At least one person was injured on Sunday afternoon when a motorcyclist crashed on I-95 in Harford County causing a major backup. (Anne Arundel Daily Voice)

Grant funding from the Maryland State Department of Education is allowing Worcester County schools to expand their pre-kindergarten programs. The grant targets the county’s three Title-1 schools which see high percentages of children from low-income families. Those include Snow Hill Elementary, Buckingham Elementary in Berlin, and Pocomoke Elementary schools. (WMDT)

Maryland State Police are investigating after a failed attempt was made to steal an ATM at the Finksburg Plaza Shopping Center in Carroll County. (WBFF)

Over the weekend, fire crews responded to a house fire in Mardela Springs. Two dogs and two bearded dragons were rescued from the residence.

The two dogs were transported to a local vet for emergency treatment. The American Red Cross was contacted for a total of seven occupants displaced due to the fire. (Delmarva Now)

A Delaware woman, co-owner of a Denton care clinic in Maryland, pleaded guilty in Baltimore to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute oxycodone. (WBOC)

‘Forever chemicals’ have long been in our tap water. Maryland and U.S. officials say enough already. (Baltimore Banner)

Baltimore’s Laura Lippman on her new novel, co-parenting with David Simon and the status of “Lady in the Lake”. (Baltimore Banner)

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It was a very successful weekend in St. Petersburg for the Baltimore Orioles as they take three out of four from the Tampa Bay Rays to extend their lead in the American League East by two games. Sunday, Ryan O’Hearn delivered and the bullpen shut ’em down in a 5-3 victory. (Camden Chat)

French swimmer Leon Marchand on Sunday broke the world record in the 400-meter individual medley, a record previously set by Baltimore-born Olympian Michael Phelps. (Baltimore Sun)

Ravens: Rashod Bateman is back on the active roster. (Baltimore Sun)

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Let’s go kayaking on Mallows Bay…