UPDATE (5:45 p.m.): DiAngelo Smith, 33, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and related charges in the shooting death of his grandparents, Jack Dee Stokes, 78, and Barbara Stokes, 65. Detectives believe that Smith was residing at the residence with his grandparents. The motive remains unclear; the investigation is ongoing. Smith is being held without bail at the Howard County Detention Center.
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ORIGINAL RELEASE
Howard County police are investigating a domestic-related homicide overnight in Columbia in which two people were shot and killed. The suspect was arrested at the scene.
At approximately 3:07 a.m. on Feb. 24, police were called to a residence in the 6300 block of Red Haven Road for a report of gunshots. They encountered a man with a gun in a vehicle parked outside of the residence and took him into custody. Responding officers then located two adult victims dead with gunshot wounds inside the residence.
Through preliminary investigation, police learned that the man and the victims are relatives and that he shot both before returning to his vehicle.
The investigation is ongoing. More information will be released at a later time.
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