Baltimore police are searching for six suspects accused of attacking a 74-year-old man outside a 7-Eleven, releasing surveillance footage that shows the group knocking the victim to the ground while displaying what appears to be an assault rifle and a sword.
The assault, which police said they believe was an attempted robbery, occurred just before 4 a.m. on July 7 in the 2500 block of Liberty Heights Avenue in the city’s Northern District, according to police. The footage, released Thursday, shows the suspects — described only as younger males — throwing objects at the man and knocking him down multiple times.
One suspect can be seen brandishing a gray assault-style rifle in the video, while another holds a sword, according to investigators. Baltimore Police told Fox News Digital the victim suffered minor bruising in the attack, and that they could not confirm whether the suspects were connected to other crimes in the city.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Citywide Robbery detectives at 410-366-6311, or Metro Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-866-7LOCKUP.
The attack comes days after Mayor Brandon M. Scott’s office touted a steep decline in violent crime for the first half of 2026. Baltimore recorded 50 homicides through July 1 — the fewest ever logged in the city through the first six months of a calendar year, a 23.1% drop from the 65 homicides recorded over the same period in 2025, according to a mayoral announcement. Non-fatal shootings fell 2.5% over the same span.
“We are making progress on public safety that many thought was impossible,” Mr. Scott said, crediting the police department, prosecutors and community violence-intervention programs for the decline.
The mayor’s office also reported that carjackings are down 43%, burglaries down 16% and total robberies down 13% compared to the same period last year, alongside more than 1,000 firearms seized by police so far in 2026.
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