The sound of gunshots ripped through Robinwood, heralding the end of several months of silence in the Annapolis community struggling to combat violence.
Annapolis police at 8:42 p.m. Saturday received a report of several gunshots on the 1300 block of Tyler Avenue, where a male victim in his 20s was found wounded, police said.
Police have not released the victim’s name nor the number of times he was shot, but said an ambulance transported him to the parking lot at Annapolis Middle School, where he was transferred to a helicopter and flown to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore.
The victim did not appear to have life-threatening injuries, said Lt. Brian Della, a police spokesman.
“Police are in the initial phases of the investigation at this time, checking for physical evidence and attempting to locate witnesses,” police said in a news release.
Della said police had no suspects Sunday and further details would be released as they become available.
Robinwood residents had settled into a comfortable lull in violence and drug deals since Police Chief Michael Pristoop added more police patrols to crack down on crime.
“There’s been an increase in police patrols in troubled neighborhoods, and we’ll continue to do that,” Della said.
Increased police visibility was part of the Capital City Safe Streets Initiative pooling local, state and federal resources to combat crime, but the weekend shooting was an unsettling reminder of the past.
An Annapolis High School student, Kwame Travon Johnson, 17, was shot and killed in Robinwood in March, sparking a community plea for more police presence.
Police later arrested Tyron Montray McGowan, 18, of Annapolis, who pleaded guilty to Johnson’s murder. McGowan is expected to be sentenced Dec. 15.
Less than a month prior to Johnson’s death, a Severna Park man was found fatally shot inside his car in the neighborhood. Police believe that shooting was drug-related, and no arrests have been made.
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