(CAMBRIDGE, MD) \u2013 Maryland State Police, with assistance from the Cambridge Police Department, are investigating a shooting on Thursday in which one person died and another was injured in Dorchester County.<\/p>\n
Shortly before 8:15 p.m. on Thursday, officers from the Cambridge City Police Department responded to the 900 block of Camelia Street for a reported shooting involving multiple victims. According to a preliminary investigation, officers located two male victims at the scene, both of whom had been shot.<\/p>\n
One of those victims, Ja\u2019Len Woolford, 16, of Cambridge, Maryland, was declared deceased at the scene. The other victim, a 15-year-old male, was transported by ambulance to Dorchester General Hospital before being flown by Maryland State Police helicopter to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore for treatment of his injuries.<\/p>\n
The Cambridge Police Department requested that the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit take over the investigation. No other injuries or fatalities were reported as a result of this shooting. According to a preliminary investigation, the shooting does not appear to be random and the victims may have been targeted.<\/p>\n
No arrests have been made at this time. Anyone with information in this case are asked to call Maryland State Police at 410-749-3101 Ext. 140. Callers may remain anonymous.<\/p>\n
The incident remains under investigation.<\/p>\n
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CONTACT: Office of Media Communication, msp.media@maryland.gov<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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