Brooklyn Day shooting

We’ll go On the Record with two reporters to look at Baltimore agencies’ appraisal of how they handled the Brooklyn Day mass shooting. Why didn’t police intervene before the crowd grew to nearly a thousand people? What do residents make of the city’s response?

There are now four people in custody on charges related to the Brooklyn Day shooting that killed two and wounded 28 others in July.

“We are setting a path forward with the goal of ensuring every mistake outlined in these reports is never repeated,” said Mayor Brandon Scott.

CAO Faith Leach wrote in a summary that the reports revealed a “disconnect between Brooklyn Homes residents and the city government agencies that serve them.”

Community leaders shared struggles with food and housing insecurity. “This is their neighborhood. This is their safety net, as unsafe as that safety net is,” said Bill Humphreys, director of City of Refuge.

Monday saw the first court appearance for the first suspect charged directly with the July mass shooting that killed two and injured 28.

Tristan Brian Jackson was arrested and taken into custody on charges of attempted murder, conspiracy to attempt murder, and 41 related charges, say police.

Interim Commissioner Richard Worley told councilmembers last month the report would take 45 days. The department says they will need more time.

That work will continue after the 45-day response through the help of community partnerships.

July still saw a decrease in shootings, with numbers close to 2015.