Shooting at Labor Day party leaves woman dead
Posted: 09/02/2012
BALTIMORE - A Labor Day weekend party turned tragic for a Baltimore County woman.
Police said that Larelle Amos, 22 of the 5300 block of Leabers Court in Baltimore County was shot to death while attending a party in Northeast Baltimore.
According to police, around 2:15 a.m. officers were called to the 4800 block of the Alameda for a report of a shooting. When officers arrived they found Amos suffering from a gunshot wound to her chest. She was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital where she died a short time later.
A preliminary investigation found that Amos was standing in the yard at a party in the 4800 block of the Alameda when shots rang out from the 4700 block striking her in the chest. Police do not believe Amos was the intended target.
Homicide detectives do not have a suspect or a motive in the shooting. Police ask that anyone with information to call 410-396-2100. If you wish to remain anonymous, contact the Metro Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-866-7LOCKUP.
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