FBI Joins Hunt for Suspect in Gas Station Slaying

The FBI has joined local police in the hunt for a robber who killed an Exxon gas station clerk in Hanover on Aug. 7, and a reward fund totaling $27,000 has been set up to lead to the arrest and indictment of the murder suspect.

A customer of the Exxon station at 7898 Ridge Road called 911 about 1:35 a.m. Thursday to report finding the clerk injured and unconscious. The victim has been identified as Rajinder Kumar, 49, of Glen Burnie, who died from apparent gunshot wounds.

Surveillance video at the business shows a male suspect entering the Exxon station and confronting the clerk shortly after 1 a.m. The suspect shot Kumar, took an undetermined amount of cash from behind the counter and fled on foot in an unknown direction.

“This is a cold-blooded killer who is living freely amongst his friends and family as we speak,” said Anne Arundel County Chief of Police Kevin Davis. “Our detectives have worked, and will continue to work, tirelessly to get this killer off of the streets, but his friends and family need to know, if they harbor or assist him in any way, they will be held accountable.”

The suspect is described as an African American male, unknown age, average build, wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt, tan or light colored shorts, armed with a handgun.

The Anne Arundel County Police Department has partnered with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the search for information related to Kumar’s killer. The FBI is now offering a reward of up to $20,000 for the identification of the Exxon shooter in Hanover. In addition, the Anne Arundel County Muslim Council has contributed an additional $5,000 to that fund.

Metro Crime Stoppers is offering up to $2,000 for information leading to the arrest and indictment of a suspect in this murder.

“We know we’re asking someone who knows the shooter to come forward and that’s not an easy thing to do. But an innocent man was shot and killed for no reason,” said the Baltimore Division of the FBI. “We have to find this robber before he robs another store, and puts more lives in danger.”

Anyone with information on this case is asked to call Anne Arundel County Police homicide detectives at 410-222-8610.

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»Anne Arundel County Police have released security camera video of the slaying of a clerk at a Hanover Exxon gas station. The victim has been identified as Rajinder Kumar of Glen Burnie.