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Man shot in head in barbershop in critical condition

A man, who was shot in the head at an East Baltimore barbershop about 7 p.m. Wednesday, remains in critical condition at an area hospital, police said.

Homicide detectives are investigating because of the seriousness of the injury, said Detective Nicole Monroe, a Baltimore Police spokeswoman.

Police found the victim, who will turn 32 Friday, sitting outside the Upclose Barbershop in the 2200 block of Harford Road, Monroe said. The business sits on the border of the East Baltimore Midway and Darley Park neighborhoods. The man had been shot in the right eye and the left hand and had a graze wound to his left arm, police said.

The man's name has not been released. Police suspect that robbery was the motive for the shooting, she said.

mary.gail.hare@baltsun.com

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