THE COUNT

Homicides since Jan. 1: 248

THE VICTIMS

An unidentified man was found shot early yesterday in Northeast Baltimore; he was taken to a hospital, where he died. Police officers found the victim about 2:40 a.m. in the 5800 block of Edgepark Road, in the city's Loch Raven neighborhood.

The death of a man whose body was found badly decomposed in a minivan Monday in the 5900 block of Radecke Ave. has been ruled a homicide. LAST YEAR: Baltimore had recorded 227 homicides as of Oct. 30, 2006. ONLINE: Details and locations of this year's city homicides are at baltimoresun.com/homicidemap