A man was robbed and then set on fire Thursday morning in east Baltimore, police said.Baltimore police said they responded at 6:24 a.m. to the 2600 block of McElderry Street after a 59-year-old man told police he was robbed of his wallet and headphones.Officials said that during the robbery, the victim felt a liquid thrown against the back of his head from behind and, before he could turn around, he was set on fire.Residents in the McElderry Park neighborhood are reacting to the report of the crime."That’s sad man, that’s sad. I feel like you can’t even walk down the street without being robbed or set on fire. That’s crazy," one resident said.On Thursday afternoon, there was still charred clothing on the sidewalk where the robbery occurred.The victim was taken to an area hospital with burns over 3% on the back of his head."Sad, very sad, but needs to be more, better protection around here," resident Joe Brown said.In the meantime, neighbors were left shaking their heads as they are still mourning 21-year-old Destiny Harrison, gunned down in her hair salon about a block away from the scene.Police are asking anyone with information on this crime to call Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7-LOCKUP.​

A man was robbed and then set on fire Thursday morning in east Baltimore, police said.

Baltimore police said they responded at 6:24 a.m. to the 2600 block of McElderry Street after a 59-year-old man told police he was robbed of his wallet and headphones.


Officials said that during the robbery, the victim felt a liquid thrown against the back of his head from behind and, before he could turn around, he was set on fire.

Residents in the McElderry Park neighborhood are reacting to the report of the crime.



"That’s sad man, that’s sad. I feel like you can’t even walk down the street without being robbed or set on fire. That’s crazy," one resident said.

On Thursday afternoon, there was still charred clothing on the sidewalk where the robbery occurred.

The victim was taken to an area hospital with burns over 3% on the back of his head.

"Sad, very sad, but needs to be more, better protection around here," resident Joe Brown said.

In the meantime, neighbors were left shaking their heads as they are still mourning 21-year-old Destiny Harrison, gunned down in her hair salon about a block away from the scene.

Police are asking anyone with information on this crime to call Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7-LOCKUP.

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