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BPD: 15-year-old Mervo student shot in North Baltimore

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BALTIMORE — A 15-year-old girl was shot outside of Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle School Wednesday night according to BPD.

The girl was a freshman at Mervo High School.

Police say she is currently undergoing surgery and listed in critical condition, but stable.

The shooting happened around 6:15p.m.

Mayor Brandon Scott says "we have to be better as a community and people have to be better."

"We are talking about societal issues here that allow young people to think this is how they're supposed to resolve their conflict," the mayor adds.

This comes after six people were injured and least one person was killed the night before on Valentine's Day.

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Currently, there is no information the circumstances surrounding the shooting.

Anyone with any information can call Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7Lockup.