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Baltimore police released a sketch Thursday afternoon of a teenager wanted in connection with the rape of a 14-year-old girl.City police were called around 11:25 p.m. Wednesday to a report of a 14-year-old girl who had been raped.Mobile users, tap here for videoInvestigators said the girl was walking home from a friend's house in the Gwynn Falls area around 10 p.m. when a teenager with a handgun approached her and forced her into an alley in the 2200 block of Braddish Avenue. He then raped her, officials said.Police said the assailant was black, about 16 to 17 years old, 5 feet 6 inches tall with a medium build. He was last seen wearing a gray jacket, blue jeans and black shoes.The assailant was also reported to have an accent, police said, but they haven't figured out yet what kind."This type of behavior in unacceptable, and it's not something that our department is going to tolerate," said police spokeswoman Chantell English. "Our detectives have been working on this case since last night, and they're going to continue to work on this case in order to get this violent individual off our streets."According to investigators, the girl walked a few blocks home after the attack and called police."They need to find him and lock his tail up. That's what I think. Every time you turn around, somebody's getting raped or something," said west Baltimore resident Quillie Jones.Many residents 11 News spoke with were saddened by the news."It could have been one of my kids, and it's a shame. It's a shame," said resident John Goodman. "If I see him, I'll definitely call the police. That's all I can do, but I feel for the little girl and her family, because it shouldn't have happened.""I hope they do something, because that's terrible. You can't even walk the street, especially young girls," said resident Constance Cockey, who also admitted to being angry about what's going on in her area. "We probably need more police. They got all of these empty houses up and down the street and all that stuff. That's terrible, and nobody fixes none of them. Nobody's complaining about it."Police said they're looking to see if any of the city's crime cameras may have captured the attack on video.Anyone with information about the case or anyone who may know the identity of the assailant is asked to call police at 443-984-7378.11 News reporter Kai Reed contributed to this article