Crime & Safety
Man Fatally Shot Near Gas Station Identified By Howard County Police
HoCo Police have identified the man who was fatally shot Monday night near the Exxon gas station in the 6000 block of Foreland Garth.
HOWARD COUNTY, MD — Police have identified the person fatally shot in Howard County Monday night. Police are offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information.
Howard County Police say the victim is Dylan Migel Perez, 24, of Baltimore.
At approximately 9:55 p.m. on Oct. 16, officers responded to the 6000 block of Foreland Garth after hearing gunshots and found a man with a gunshot wound outside the Exxon gas station. The victim, later identified as Perez, was transported to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center and is currently listed as critical but stable, according to the police department.
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At approximately 10:13 p.m., two men arrived at Howard County General Hospital’s Emergency Room where one was pronounced dead. The second is currently listed as critical but stable. Detectives believe they drove themselves from the Exxon, the report said.
Police believe the shooting was not random. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 410-313-STOP or HCPDCrimeTips@howardcountymd.gov.
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