Howard County police are investigating a shooting that occurred inside a gas station in Columbia in which one person was injured.
At approximately 7:43 p.m. April 17 police were called to the Shell gas station in the 7200 block of Cradlerock Way in Columbia for a report of a shooting.
An adult male gas station employee was transported to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center with serious injuries.
Through preliminary investigation detectives believe a single suspect fired shots during an attempted robbery before fleeing the scene. No one else was injured.
No additional details are available at this early stage of the investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 410-313-STOP or HCPDcrimetips@howardcountymd.gov.
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