THE COUNT

Homicides since Jan. 1: 253

THE VICTIM

A 30-year-old man was shot early yesterday in the 1600 block of E. Eager St. in the Middle East neighborhood and died soon after at a hospital. LAST YEAR: Baltimore had recorded 232 homicides as of Nov. 4, 2006. ONLINE: Details and locations of this year's city homicides are at baltimoresun.com/homicidemap