UPDATE (Oct. 15): Howard County police arrested a 17-year-old juvenile male from Ellicott City in the killing of a man discovered on Oct. 12 shot to death in a vehicle in Columbia.
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ORIGINAL RELEASE
The victim in the homicide discovered on Oct. 12 in Columbia is identified as 26-year-old Kendrick McLellan of Baltimore, and Howard County police are now offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information in the case.
At approximately 2:14 a.m., police making routine area checks in the 8800 block of Centre Park Drive in Columbia located McLellan deceased in the driver’s seat of a vehicle parked behind an office building. He had been shot multiple times.
The circumstances of the shooting, including when it occurred, remain unknown. At this point in the investigation, there is no indication that it is connected to the non-fatal shooting later on Oct. 12 nearby.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 410-313-STOP or HCPDCrimeTips@howardcountymd.gov. You may remain anonymous.
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