Suspect sought in Baltimore mass shooting

The gunman took aim at a crowd of people standing outside the Pedestal Gardens apartment complex in Madison Park and fired off dozens of rounds.

CONTINUES FOR A MAN WHO SHOTINTO A CROWD OF PEOPLE IN MI━TOWN BALTIMORE LAST NIGHT...WOUNDING SEVERAL PEOPLE.

WMAR2 NEWS' JEFF HAGER HAS MORE ONTHE MASS SHOOTING.(TRACK) THE GUNMAN TOOK AIM ATA CROWD OF PEOPLE STANDINGOUTSIDE THE PEDESTAL GARDENSAPARTMENT COMPLEX IN MADISONPARK AND FIRED OFF DOZENS OFROUNDS.

(SOT) 2:24 "Forsomeone to have an assaultrifle and shoot seven peopleand still on the loose, I'mpretty much concerned andprayerfully, that he becaught, because it's not goingto get any better." (TRACK) APOLICE OFFICER ON PATROL INTHE AREA FACED OFF WITH THEMASKED GUNMAN WHO APPEARED TOBE ARMED WITH A SEMIAUTOMATICASSAULT RIFLE AND RETURNEDFIRE, BUT IT IS NOT YET KNOWNIF HE INJURED THE SUSPECT.

THESHOOTING LEFT FIVE PEOPLEWOUNDED ON THE SIDEWALK, ANDTWO OTHERS LATER SHOWED UP INAREA HOSPITALS.

(SOT) 1:28"All seven victims are inserious, but stable condition.We are looking to locate avehicle of interest, which hasbeen described as a silverHonda that was seen in thearea." (TRACK) THE SHOOTINGOUTRAGED MAYOR JACK YOUNG, ASMOST OF THE CITY IS INSHUTDOWN MODE TO COMBAT THESPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS.(SOT) :36 "We cannot clog upour hospitals with their bedswith people who are being shotsenselessly, because we'regoing to need those beds forpeople who might be infectedwith the COVA virus,coronoavirus, and it could beyour mother, your grandmotheror one of your relatives sotake that into considerationand put down the guns."(TRACK) TENSIONS REMAINED HIGHFOLLOWING THE SHOOTING ASPOLICE HELD ONLOOKERS AT BAY,SOME OF WHOM HAD COME TO THEAID OF VICTIMS BEFORE HELPCOULD ARRIVE.

(SOT) 12:07"They was being disrespectful,like... the police... they wastreating us wrong, like I livein this apartment and theyweren't letting me get back inmy apartment.

They came off atme aggressive.

They weren'tshowing no type of like...like they care... like theywas here to help." (TRACK)ANYONE WITH INFORMATION THATCOULD LEAD POLICE TO THEGUNMAN ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALLMETRO CRIME STOPPERS AT1━86━━LOCKUP.

IN BALTIMORE,JEFF HAGER, WMAR 2 NEWSTHEN TODAY━ AN