Crime & Safety
Police Identify Victim in Harpers Farm Shooting
The incident may have been drug-related, Howard County police say.
The Howard County Police Department said that a man injured on Harpers Farm Road in a nonfatal shooting Thursday night has been identified.
Darnell Rasheen Furby, 21, of Columbia, was found in the 5400 block of Harpers Farm Road at approximately 9:48 p.m. on Thursday when officers responded to a report of a person who had been shot, according to police.
He was shot in the neck at the Harpers Farm BP gas station, according to WBAL.
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Furby was taken to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where he was listed in fair condition Friday, police said.
Preliminary investigation indicates the incident may be drug-related, police reported.
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Detectives are investigating possible suspect information. Anyone with information may call the police department’s anonymous tip line at 410-313-STOP.
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