Shooting Outside Royal Farms Off Key Highway Kills One: Police

BALTIMORE, MD — A man was shot and killed as he was leaving Royal Farms near Key Highway Tuesday morning, according to the Baltimore Police Department. The 41-year-old victim has not been publicly identified.

Police said that preliminary investigation indicated that at 1:15 a.m., the man purchased miscellaneous items inside the convenience store in the 400 block of Lawrence Street and was shot in the stomach shortly after walking outside.

He was taken to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where he died from his injuries, according to police.

Multiple sources identified the victim as Alex Wroblewski, a Locust Point man who tended bar at The Rowhouse Grille on Light Street. He was a "friend to everyone," the manager there told WBAL Radio, describing Wroblewski as "one of the kindest people I've ever met."

The shooting was related to a robbery, police confirmed. The suspects appeared to be inside the Royal Farms at the same time as the victim, Baltimore Police Chief of Media Relations T.J. Smith said on the C4 Show Tuesday morning.

Police released a video of two persons of interest Tuesday afternoon, which is below. It shows a man and a woman, who police said held the door for the victim on the way into the store. They allegedly left in a silver four-door sedan.

Video Shows Persons of Interest In Shooting Near Royal Farms:

Anyone with information may call detectives at 410-396-2100 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP. People can also text tips to 443-902-4824.

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