Police reported a shooting on the Federal Hill/Sharp-Leadenhall border Wednesday night, though it appeared as though the wound may have been self-inflicted. I trudged to the scene, in the 900 block of S. Hanover St., with my trusty crime dog, Sophie. Officers taped off much of the block, and were searching alleys and grassy areas in the next street over, Bevan St. See the attached pic.
An officer said the victim was about 17 or 18 (UPDATE: police say today that he was actually 23), lived in the neighborhood, and was found sitting on a stoop suffering from a gunshot wound to the back of his leg, which he said was an accident. How do you shoot yourself in the back of the leg, you ask? By trying to place a gun in your rear waistband, the officer said. Only one way to verify if the story was legit: was there a bullet hole in his pants or not?