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Run Up to Juneteenth 5K raises funds for SEED School of Maryland program
BALTIMORE (WBFF) — With Juneteenth celebrations approaching in Baltimore, the fifth annual Run Up to Juneteenth brought the community together Sunday at Druid Hill Park.
The event featured a 5K run and a 1-mile walk, drawing participants and volunteers from across the region. Proceeds from the race will benefit The SEED School of Maryland’s College Transition & Success Program.
Held the weekend before the AFRAM Festival, the Run Up to Juneteenth serves as the official kickoff to AFRAM’s 50th anniversary celebration.
This year, the race returned to Druid Hill Park, following AFRAM’s original routes and honoring the community runs that were once a staple of the festival.
Organizers also embraced AFRAM’s history with a 1976-themed race, encouraging participants to wear retro outfits, tube socks, headbands and other throwback attire. A prize was awarded for the best 1976-inspired look.
Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Texas learned of their freedom more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
Baltimore’s annual Juneteenth observance includes a weeklong series of events beginning with the Run Up to Juneteenth and culminating with AFRAM, one of the East Coast’s largest African American festivals.
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Additional information is available at seedschoolmd.org and aframbaltimore.com.
A homeowner’s son sold tickets online for a large July 4th house party in Harford County that turned deadly shortly after midnight on Sunday.
The Harford County Sheriff’s Office said the party in the 2300 block of Willow Vale Drive in Fallston attracted about 100 people, and armed security was hired. Outside of the home, a 34-year-old man was critically injured, and a 23-year-old man died after a shooting.
Officers are investigating and still searching for the shooters.
“All we know is that the party ended right around 12 o’clock, there was armed security at the party, and that individuals were leaving the house, walking up the driveway, going into the street, and some type of altercation took place up on the street, which resulted in gunfire,” said Col. William Davis, with the Harford County Sheriff’s Office.
Armed security hired, tickets sold for party
Investigators said the homeowner was out of town, and the son hosted a party on the Fourth of July, selling tickets online. Armed security was hired to monitor the party.
Shortly after midnight, police said an altercation led to two people being shot.
A 34-year-old man from Owings Mills, found in the garage with multiple gunshot wounds, was airlifted to the hospital. Jordan Jennings, 23, from Windsor Mill, was taken by party guests to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Deputies said the armed security was present during the shooting, but it’s not clear what role they played.
“If you have to hire armed security to be at your house for a party, it’s probably a good idea not to have that party,” Col. Davis said. “Because you’re actually saying, at that point in time, there’s a possibility that something bad could happen.”
Deputies investigating Fourth of July party shooting
Col. Davis said everyone whom investigators identified at the party was not from Harford County.
Deputies are reviewing video, witness interviews and evidence to determine who fired the shots and the motive.
“We’re still working through all that, with the shell casings and video and interviews, and all that, so we’re still not 100% sure how all that went down, but we hope to have some answers pretty soon,” Col. Davis said.
Col. Davis said no calls for service were made to that address prior to the shooting.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Harford County Sheriff’s office at 443-567-7201.
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A man died, and another was seriously injured, after a shooting at a Maryland house party attended by about 100 people, shortly after midnight on Sunday, according to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies responded to what they called “a chaotic scene” in the 2300 block of Willow Vale Drive in Fallston, in Harford County.
A 34-year-old man, found with multiple gunshot wounds, was taken by air to a trauma center in critical condition. A 23-year-old man died after he was taken to the hospital by others who attended the party.
The Harford County Sheriff’s Office is seeking witnesses who can provide information about the shooting.
Deputies said the shooting appears to be isolated to people who were attending the party.
Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Thumma at 443-567-7201.
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