THE COUNT

Homicides since Jan. 1: 251

THE VICTIMS

A man found shot in the head Wednesday night in a Northwest Baltimore alley died early yesterday. Police said the man was in an alley between Woodland Avenue and the Thorndale Apartments complex. He has not been identified. LAST YEAR: Baltimore had recorded 231 homicides as of Nov. 1, 2006. ONLINE: Details and locations of this year's city homicides are at baltimoresun.com/homicidemap