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Detectives believe man was shot, killed during robbery in Baltimore

Posted at 1:06 PM, Jan 20, 2018
and last updated 2018-01-20 13:06:00-05

A 51-year-old shot in the head died early Saturday morning, becoming the 12th shooting victim of 2018 in the city.

After reports of a shooting, police responded to the 500 block of Gold Street around 4:30 a.m. When they got the scene they found a man with a gunshot wound to the head. 

The man was taken to Shock Trauma where he died a short time later. 

Homicide detectives think the motive for the shooting was a robbery. 

Anyone with information regarding this homicide is asked to call detectives at (410) 396-2100, Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP, or text a tip to (443) 902-4824.