2 Men Charged With Fatal HoCo Shooting After Gun Found In Robbery Investigation: Police

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — Two Baltimore men have been charged in connection to a fatal shooting that happened in October in Columbia. Their arrest came after a gun used in the shooting was found during a search warrant in a separate robbery and firearms investigation that led to the arrests of three teenagers and one adult.

At approximately 9:55 p.m. on Oct. 16, officers were called to the 6000 block of Foreland Garth for a report of gunshots and found a 30-year-old man with a gunshot wound outside the Exxon gas station. He was taken to the hospital for treatment and has since been released. A few minutes later, two additional victims showed up at the Howard County Medical Center. One victim, Dylan Migel Perez, 24, of Baltimore, died as a result of his injuries. The other victim, a 22-year-old man, was treated and released.

In a separate case, detectives were investigating a July 16 robbery on Melba Road in Ellicott City. A teen boy reported that he was approached by two men who pulled out a gun and stole his belongings before taking off. No one was injured.

On Oct. 19, detectives served search warrants at multiple locations in Columbia in connection to the July robbery case and found numerous illegal weapons. As a result, they seized multiple guns, including privately made firearms known as PMFs or “ghost guns,” in varies stages of assembly. Police determined that one of those firearms had been used in the recent triple shooting that resulted in the death of Perez and the serious injury of two other victims.

Through investigation, detectives identified two suspects in the shooting. The identities of people under the age of 18 are sealed. On Nov. 2, police arrested and charged:

• Shamond Isiah Steward, 18, of Baltimore, first- and second-degree murder, first-degree assault and firearms charges
• Male, 17, of Baltimore, charged as an adult, first- and second-degree murder, first-degree assault and firearms charges

Five people have been charged in the robbery and illegal firearms cases. The identities of people under the age of 18 are sealed.

• Male, 16, of Columbia, possession of unregulated privately made firearms
• Male, 17, of Columbia, robbery, assault, illegal possession of multiple firearms
• Male 17, of Columbia, robbery, assault, possession of unregulated privately made firearms
• Kevin Mobley, 46, of Columbia, illegal possession of multiple firearms, released on $50,000 bond

“(This) announcement is a demonstration of the commitment, creativity, strategic thinking, and resource-sharing among our investigative team,” said Howard County Police Chief Gregory Der. “As a result of these resources, cases like these can be linked and investigated as a shared effort to solve violent crimes and arrest those responsible.”