Howard County police are investigating after a man was found dead in a car

A Baltimore man was found dead in a car in a Columbia commercial area early Saturday morning and Howard County police are investigating a murder.

Police said officers during routine checks in the 8800 block of Center Park Drive found the man, described as being in his mid-20s, in a car parked behind an office building. The man had gunshot wounds, police said.

Police released few other details. Police said Saturday afternoon it was unclear when the man was shot and that the car was parked behind the building.

The man’s identity was not immediately released pending notification of his family, police said.