Morning shooting in Reservoir Hill

Police are on the scene of a shooting this morning in Reservoir Hill. A man was taken to a local hospital with injuries that appear non-life-threatening after being shot in the abdomen in the 2200 block of Callow Ave. The victim was located around the corner, sitting on steps in the 800 block of Newington Ave., where small amounts of blood stained the marble steps. Neighbors said they heard five shots but no one I was able to speak with had seen the incident.  The shooting comes after a relatively quiet weekend, which Peter blogged about earlier today. Deputy Commissioner Anthony Barksdale, Col. Dean Palmere, and Maj. Melvin Russell, of the Eastern District, briefly visited the scene and spoke with investigators (they had been attending the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives conference at the convention center)