Howard County Police are currently piecing together the details of what they believe to be a homicide after a man was found dead in a vehicle in Columbia. Yesterday, officers conducting routine checks came upon the scene in an office park area on the 8800 block of Centre Park Drive. Found were a man with gunshot wounds inside a parked vehicle, as reported in a Howard County news release.
The investigation has the police working to untangle the sequence of events, and many questions remain about the incident's specifics, including the timing of the shooting. With rightful discretion, police await to notify the next of kin before releasing the identification of the victim – a man from Baltimore in his 20s.
Howard County authorities are seeking help from the community to gather more information. They encourage anyone who knows something about the case to step forward. Anyone with information can contact the Howard County Police at 410-313-STOP or email [email protected].
