Annapolis police are investigating the shooting of two men found inside a car early Thursday morning in a residential area north of Quiet Waters Park.
Residents of the 1000 block of Forest Hills Avenue called police shortly after midnight to report multiple gunshots followed by a continuous car horn.
Police found two male victims, who have not been identified, suffering from gunshot wounds inside a green four-door Toyota parked in the block.
The men, who are in the 20s or 30s, were flown to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore where they remained in critical but stable condition Thursday afternoon, said Hal Dalton, a spokesman for city police.
“The victims are Hispanic, and there?s a language barrier, so that adds another layer to it. Once we verify their identities, we need to notify their families and give them a cooling-off period,” Dalton said.
“One of the victims was alert and conscious, and gave us the bare bones of what we know.”
Police said the two men were sitting in the car when two unknown male suspects walked up and shot them.
The victims could not provide descriptions of the suspects, he said.
Forest Hills Avenue was quiet Thursday morning with no trace of a double shooting hours earlier.
Herman Morales, who lives closest to where the car was parked, said he slept through the crime and found a detective?s business card on his front door Thursday morning.
Another neighbor said he heard banging noises and voices, and assumed it was Dumpsters being picked up.
But Edgar Montejo, 39, said he heard three or four gunshots and looked outside his window.
“That?s when I saw three teenagers run away,” he said.
Dalton said officers stopped three individuals whom they believe are the same teenagers, but don?t believe they?re involved.
“But we know who they are if something comes up.”
