BALTIMORE — Seven people were shot, leaving at least one dead, in West Baltimore Sunday evening as police say a man opened fire on an outdoor cookout.

Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said an unidentified black man approached two cookouts at the corner of Edmondson and Whitmore avenues and began firing indiscriminately into the crowd, striking several men and women

Harrison said that one man ran toward the Perkins Square Baptist Church and was found dead later. The six other victims were taken to area hospitals, and Harrison did not have information as to their condition.

He added there was evidence to suggest someone shot back, but officers were still piecing together the events.

Acting Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young again called on the city’s residents to step up with any information they may have as to the suspect or motive behind the shooting.

“People know who’s doing these shootings and who is targeting these people,” Young said.