Six injured, including 5-year-old, in Baltimore mass shooting

Six people were wounded, including a 5-year-old girl, in a "mass shooting" in a Baltimore neighbourhood on the night of August 9 to 10, police said.

The gunfire broke out shortly before 8:50 p.m. (local time) on August 9 as people near the intersection of Spaulding and Queensberry Avenues gathered outside to eat, Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley told reporters at a news conference late the same day, according to American media.

The 5-year-old girl was struck in the hand. "Thankfully, it doesn't appear that her injury is very serious," Worley said.

Police in Baltimore said they responded to a "mass shooting" in a neighborhood in the northwest part of the city on Saturday night.

A 38-year-old man is in critical condition, according to a Baltimore police advisory.

The other victims are a 23-year-old woman and three men, 32, 33 and 52.

Police have not released any details about the suspect in the shooting.

"We have little information at this point. All we know is there's multiple rounds fired, multiple victims," Worley said.

He said it appeared the people had gathered outside and were eating crabs. "And it looks like somebody just opened fire," he said.

By Khagan Isayev