Baltimore City Council Investigates Lack of Awareness Surrounding Brooklyn Day and Mass Shooting
The Baltimore City Council has scheduled an oversight hearing to investigate why the police and housing authority were unaware of the annual Brooklyn Day block party, which ended in a mass shooting that left two dead and 28 injured. The event, which has been held for the past three decades, did not have any police assigned to it. The hearing will focus on the police department's planning and response, as well as the communication between various agencies. The police department has declined to answer questions ahead of the hearing, and the housing authority has largely blamed the lack of knowledge on the residents. Some community members and experts argue that a better relationship between the police and the community could have helped prevent the incident.