Crime & Safety

Man Shot While Walking On Trail In HoCo, Police Seek Suspect

Howard County Police are asking for the public's help in identifying the suspect who shot a man walking along a trail Wednesday night.

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — Police are investigating the shooting of a man shortly before midnight Wednesday along a footpath near the 5200 block of Eliots Oak Road.

The man was taken to Johns Hopkins Medical Center in critical condition, according to the police department, which did not have any additional information about the incident.

Howard County Police also do not have any information about the shooter and continue to investigate the circumstances of the shooting.

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Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 410-313-STOP or HCPDCrimeTips@howardcountymd.gov.

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