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A Baltimore police officer is seen in this file photo from July 7, 2016.Patrick Semansky/The Associated Press

Police say five people attending a candlelight vigil for a man killed in west Baltimore were shot when a gunman opened fire on the crowd.

Detective Donny Moses said in a phone interview that about 25 people had gathered about 6:30 p.m. Monday at Fulton and North avenues, where 24-year-old Jermaine Schofield was shot and killed early Sunday.

Moses says police were called to the scene and found two victims with gunshot wounds. Officers then got reports of three other people who went to local hospitals with gunshot wounds sustained at the same location. All the injuries were described as non-life-threatening.

Police say during the vigil, a gunman walked into the crowd and started shooting. Moses says witnesses weren't able to give police a description of the shooter.

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