A 27-year-old man was seriously injured after being shot in a vehicle and crashing into a home in West Baltimore on Christmas Eve, according to police.

Officers responded shortly before 7 p.m. for a crash into a home in the 2600 block of West Lafayette Avenue, where they found the man inside the vehicle suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.

He was taken to a hospital, but due to the extent of the injuries, homicide detectives have been called, according to police.

As of Wednesday morning, there have been 132 homicides in Baltimore in 2025, compared to 189 at this point in 2024. There have also been 308 non-fatal shootings, compared to 403 last year.

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According to the CBS News Gun Violence Tracker in Baltimore, within the past 12 months, 439 people have been shot, with 59 of them between the ages of 26 and 29.

WJZ is a media partner of The Baltimore Banner. See the original report.