Suspected Gas Station Shooter In Custody In New York

COLUMBIA, MD — The woman wanted in connection to the shooting of a Shell gas station clerk April 18 has been arrested in New York on unrelated charges.

Howard County Police announced Tuesday that Shantay Lashay O’Donnell, 46, of Virginia has been identified as the shooter in the attempted robbery and shooting of a Shell gas station clerk located in the 7200 block of Cradlerock Way of Columbia.

O'Donnell faces multiple charges in Howard County, including first- and second-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault, handgun violations and attempted armed robbery.

On Monday, the police department released surveillance video of the shooting and upped its reward offering to $2,500 for information leading to the arrest of the suspect. They credit that video going viral for leading to O'Donnell's arrest.

Officers in New York had an interaction with O’Donnell and determined she was wanted in Virginia on unrelated robbery charges. Police in New York reported that after taking O’Donnell into custody, they recognized her from a video released on social media by HCPD the previous day as the unidentified shooter at a Columbia gas station. Authorities reached out to Howard County detectives to provide O’Donnell’s identity and to report she was in custody.

The store clerk, identified as Rab Nawaz, 65, remains at University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center in serious condition.

O’Donnell currently is being held in the Broome County Correctional Facility in New York. Authorities are working to determine when she will be transported to Maryland or Virginia.