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.
UPDATED (Oct. 14): Police ID homicide victim, offering reward up to $5,000 for information
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ORIGINAL RELEASE
Howard County police are investigating a suspected homicide after officers located a deceased man in a vehicle overnight in Columbia.
At approximately 2:14 a.m., police making routine area checks in the 8800 block of Centre Park Drive in Columbia located a man with gunshot wounds inside of a vehicle parked behind an office building.
The circumstances of the shooting, including when it occurred, are unknown. The victim, a man in his 20s from Baltimore, will be identified when next of kin has been notified.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 410-313-STOP or HCPDCrimeTips@howardcountymd.gov. You may remain anonymous.
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