2 teenagers injured, 1 man found dead in car after separate shootings in Colombia

COLUMBIA, MD. – Howard County police are investigating a weekend shooting at a mall that left two teenagers injured.

According to police, just after 9 p.m. on Oct. 12, officers were called to the 8800 block of Center Park Drive in Columbia, where they found two boys, ages 16 and 17, suffering from gunshot wounds in the parking lot.

Both victims were taken to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center with non-life-threatening injuries.

Investigators tentatively believe the shooting took place in the shopping center parking lot. There is currently no suspect information.

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Police currently say they do not believe this shooting is related to the death of a man who was found shot to death in the same parking lot earlier that morning.

While officers were conducting routine checks in the area of ​​Center Park Drive around 2:15 a.m., they found a man in his 20s dead in a car parked behind an office building. The circumstances of the shooting, including when it occurred, are unknown.

The victim will be identified once next of kin have been notified, police said.

The investigation into both shootings is ongoing. Anyone with information in any of these cases is asked to contact police at 410-313-STOP or [email protected].