SWAT team responds to shooting and barricade situation in Riverside

Police responded to a report of gunfire in Baltimore’s Riverside neighborhood on Friday night.

The incident was described by authorities as a “shooting and barricade situation.” It took place in the 500 block of East Clement Street and netted a large police response.

Police shut down a portion of Baltimore's Riverside neighborhood following a shooting on Friday. (WBFF / Maggie Ybarra)

Police shut down a portion of Baltimore’s Riverside neighborhood following a shooting on Friday. (WBFF / Maggie Ybarra)

Medics and firefighters gathered in the parking lot of Digital Harbor High School while police used crime scene tape to restrict access to the area.

By Saturday morning, officers in tactical gear began arriving at a the high school parking lot.

First responders gathered in the parking lot of Digital Harbor High School in response to a shooting and barricade situation in Riverside on Friday night. (WBFF / Maggie Ybarra

First responders gathered in the parking lot of Digital Harbor High School in response to a shooting and barricade situation in Riverside on Friday night. (WBFF / Maggie Ybarra

Some of those officers were members of the SWAT team, according to authorities.

Fox45 is working to gather additional information.

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