BALTIMORE — A fifth teenager has been arrested in reference to a mass shooting that unfolded throughout a Baltimore block celebration over the July 4 vacation weekend, leaving two useless and 28 others wounded.

Baltimore police introduced the arrest in a information launch Wednesday morning, saying detectives imagine the teenager opened fireplace at a number of individuals.

The 15-year-old’s identify has not been launched as a result of he is a minor and particulars in regards to the allegations in opposition to him weren’t obtainable as a result of the court docket data are sealed. It additionally wasn’t instantly clear whether or not he had an legal professional who might converse on his behalf.

Officials stated he might be charged with 44 counts, together with tried first-degree homicide.

The suspect was arrested Aug. 30 on an unrelated handgun violation, in accordance with the information launch. He was taken again into custody Wednesday at a Baltimore residence, police stated.

Four different teenagers have additionally been arrested within the case. One is charged solely with possessing a handgun whereas the others are accused of capturing into the group.

The capturing has prompted widespread requires motion amid a spike in youth violence over the previous a number of months.

City leaders not too long ago launched a prolonged report detailing shortcomings within the police response to the capturing, which is probably going the most important in Baltimore’s historical past. The report discovered that officers and supervisors repeatedly ignored warnings in regards to the crowd swelling to almost 1,000 individuals, together with some who appeared armed and disorderly, within the hours earlier than the celebration devolved into terror and bloodshed. Teens and younger adults comprised a lot of the gunshot victims on the annual summer season celebration in south Baltimore’s Brooklyn Homes public housing complicated.

Acting Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley has repeatedly promised accountability for all accountable events, together with the shooters themselves and officers who dropped the ball.

“The devastating effects of this act of violence have continued to ripple through our city and especially our Brooklyn community,” Mayor Brandon Scott stated in a press release. “We will continue pursuing justice for our residents, and, while each arrest brings us closer, there is still a long road ahead to heal the trauma this community is experiencing.”