One killed, five injured in shooting tied to illegal car rally in Columbia

COLUMBIA, MD. (WBFF) — One person was killed, and five others were injured early Monday, after a shooting at an illegal car rally in Columbia, according to Howard County Police.

Police said officers were called at about 5:27 a.m. April 27, to a parking garage in the 6700 block of Alexander Bell Drive for a report of a person shot.

When officers arrived, they found one adult man dead at the scene. A second adult man was taken from the scene with non-life-threatening injuries.

Over the next several hours, police said four additional shooting victims walked into local hospitals.

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Investigators believe those injuries are also non-life-threatening and are tied to the same incident.

Detectives believe many of the rally participants, who were known to each other, were not from Howard County.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 410-313-STOP or email HCPDcrimetips@howardcountymd.gov. Tipsters may remain anonymous.