Annapolis Shooting Hospitalizes Man In Bay Ridge Gardens: Police

ANNAPOLIS, MD - A man was shot and hospitalized Thursday evening in Annapolis, police said. The victim is listed in stable condition.

Authorities said the shooting happened around 7:35 p.m. in the unit block of Bens Drive. That's located in the Bay Ridge Gardens apartment complex near the intersection of Bay Ridge Avenue and Forest Drive.

Eye On Annapolis reported that a medevac helicopter flew the victim to shock trauma.

A large fight also broke out after the shooting, Eye On Annapolis said.

The Annapolis Police Department is still looking for the unknown suspect.

Annapolis has seen shots fired 55 times this year, the city's gun violence dashboard said Friday morning. That includes nine homicides, 20 shootings with injuries and 26 with no injuries.

The dashboard lists the Bens Drive victim as a 24-year-old.

Anybody with information can call officers at 410-260-3439. Tipsters can stay anonymous by dialing 410-280-CLUE (410-280-2583).

The Metro Crime Stoppers of Maryland offered up to a $2,000 cash reward for information that leads to an arrest or an indictment on felony charges. The Metro Crime Stoppers is a non-police organization that collects tips and shares them with detectives.

Informants can anonymously contact the Metro Crime Stoppers by calling 1-866-7LOCKUP (1-866-756-2587), visiting metrocrimestoppers.org or using the P3 Tips mobile application.

This map shows the area where officers said the shooting happened.

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