A teenager has been arrested and charged in connection with a double shooting in east Baltimore that left a man dead.City police were already working in the area around 11:10 a.m. when an officer heard gunfire coming from an alley off of the 1700 block of North Regester Street. Officers found a 30-year-old man, Walter Baynes, and a 69-year-old man who had been shot. Baynes died at a hospital, and the 69-year-old man is being treated for his injuries. "The officer was on Regester Street, hears this and runs towards the violence. We continue to talk about bad guys who are emboldened, these bad guys who aren't scared to pull the trigger. The officer was on the block right, right where they needed to be, and they still carried out this act of violence," Baltimore police media relations Chief T.J. Smith said. Late Thursday evening, Smith tweeted that a suspect was in custody and murder charges were pending. Smith said an alert officer chased down the suspect shortly after the shooting.Police identified the suspect Friday as Eric Gilyard, 17. He has been charged with first- and second-degree murder, first- and second-degree attempted murder and gun charges.Police said they recovered a semi-automatic handgun.Orange cones marked the shell casings in the street. A ladder truck was brought in so police could go on rooftops to look for evidence. Police Commissioner Darryl De Sousa said he held emergency meetings over the weekend to address the crime spike. He said the crimes are not random. He said police know the players, the organizations involved, and they are going after them."Our detectives were up through the night conducting a warrant initiatives over the last few days. We arrested a person wanted for murder during that initiative," Smith said. So far this year, there have been 83 homicides, 25 of which occurred in April. In the past week, there have been 15 homicides. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 410-396-2100, Metro Crime Stoppers at 866-7LOCKUP, or text tips to 443-902-4824.