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Seven people shot, at least one fatally, in latest violence in US city of Baltimore

  • Conditions of other victims unknown after shooting in western part of the city
Pedestrians pass by a row of boarded up houses in Baltimore. Photo: AFP

Authorities say seven people have been shot, at least one fatally, in Baltimore.

Police department spokeswoman Chakia Fennoy said authorities received a call shortly after 5pm Sunday reporting that multiple people had been shot.

Fennoy said one of the victims has died but that she had no information about the conditions of the others.

The shooting happened on a street in the western part of the city.

Fennoy says she has no immediate information on what prompted the shooting or of any suspect or suspects.

According to local media reports, the shooting happened while people were gathered for a cookout.