Woman shot in back in East Baltimore

A woman was shot Saturday morning near Johns Hopkins Hospital in the Gay Street neighborhood in East Baltimore, police said.

The woman, who is in her 20s, was found about 9:30 a.m. in the 700 block of N. Broadway suffering from a gunshot wound in her back, spokesman Jeremy Silbert said.

The woman told police that she was walking down the street when she was shot by an unknown person, he said.

The victim's injury is not life-threatening. She was taken to an area hospital for treatment and was in stable condition Saturday night.

Silbert said the shooter fled on foot after the incident. Detectives are investigating.

erik.maza@baltsun.com