Seven children were arrested Wednesday, and two were injured after a single gunshot rang out over a fight inside a Walmart store in Middle River, authorities said.
Baltimore County Police said Thursday that the children arrested were between the ages of 12 and 15. Police are searching for additional suspects in the case, department spokesperson Joy Stewart said, but it was unclear how many.
County officers responded to the 100 block of Carroll Island Road around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday following reports of gunfire, according to a press release. At the scene, they learned that a group of young people were fighting in the front lobby area when the firearm went off, Stewart said.
The firearm was being used to assault someone, according to the release. That person suffered injuries to the upper body, while a second person was injured to a lower extremity, police said.
It is not clear whether the second person’s injury was caused by a bullet or a piece of debris grazing the skin.
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