Reward Offered In Murder Of Football Coach's Son

COLUMBIA, MD - After a 25-year-old Columbia man was shot and killed over the weekend, the Howard County Police Department announced Tuesday that there is a reward for information in the case.

Authorities said they were called to the 5500 block of Harpers Farm Road for a report of a man who had been shot after 10:20 p.m. on Sunday. A resident found the victim outside and dialed 911, police reported.

Meiko Anthony Locksley, 25, of Grand Banks Road in Columbia, was taken to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center for treatment of a gunshot wound; police said he was pronounced dead at the hospital.

The victim's father is Mike Locksley, an assistant coach for the University of Alabama who also coached football at the University of Maryland and Towson University after graduating from Towson in 1992.

In addition to Meiko Anthony Locksley, the coach has three other children, one of whom is a quarterback in Iowa, NBC Sports reported.

Meiko Locksley reportedly worked at Subway and previously played football at Lackawanna College in Pennsylvania.

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Authorities are investigating whether Meiko Locksley was targeted, police said Tuesday. They are offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information in the case.

Anyone who was in the area of the 5500 block of Harpers Farm Road around 10:20 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 3, is asked to contact the Howard County Police Department at HCPDcrimetips@howardcountymd.gov or 410-313-STOP.

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