24 Vehicles Shot With BB Guns In Columbia, Fulton: Police

COLUMBIA, MD - A total of 24 vehicles had their windows shot out with BB guns in the last few days in and around Columbia, police reported.

Nine vehicles on various streets in Columbia and Fulton were shot with a BB gun between Friday, April 21, and Saturday, April 22, police said Monday.

The shootings occurred on Green Mountain Circle, Tamar Drive and Maple Lawn Boulevard.

No one was injured and nothing was stolen, according to police.

Authorities said this was the second string of BB gun shootings in one weekend of this kind.

In the overnight hours leading to Friday, April 21, police said 15 vehicles were vandalized in a similar way.

Windows were shot out of vehicles on Amherst Avenue, Beechwood Road, Carlinda Avenue, Farewell Road and Wesleigh Drive, according to officials. A BB gun was used in those cases as well, officials said. There were no thefts or injuries reported.

Anyone who has been a victim or who has any information is asked to contact the Howard County Police Department at 410-313-3700.

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