Maryland
Columbia Mall, Maryland, Shooting: Witnesses Report Active Shooter, Police Activity
Police at Columbia Mall in Maryland. (Photo Credit: Representational Image)
Police are responding to reports of a suspected shooting at Columbia Mall in Maryland, with witnesses indicating the presence of an active shooter. At this time, these reports remain unconfirmed as authorities have not yet issued an official statement.
“As we were leaving the Columbia Mall there was a shooting in the mall. Everyone was running out of the mall! Thank GOD for covering us!” one witness reported on Facebook.
Another person wrote, “Check on your peeps! Shooting in Columbia Mall(Md)! I’m going to get my child.”
There are claims that shots were fired in the mall’s food court area, resulting in at least one fatality. The mall has reportedly been placed on lockdown.
A witness reported, “Stay away from Columbia mall active shooting in food court area mall on lockdown.”
Another wrote, “Shooting at Columbia mall. One dead. Please check on your family.”
Another witness wrote, “So there was a shooting at Columbia Mall in the food court. I have a friend there saying they are in lock down over there.”
“DO NOT GO TO COLUMBIA MALL!!! There was a shooting and apparently someone is dead. I was I was in there when it went down, but was able to get out to safely and am now enroute to home! It was complete chaos!!! THANKING GOD FOR HIS PROTECTION! Praying for the person that lost their life and the one who took it!” another person shared on Facebook.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated with more information
A University of Maryland (UMD) football player was arrested for harassment, according to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office.
Dontay Joyner, a defensive back and rising senior at UMD, was charged with telephone misuse for making repeated calls, electronic communications harassment, and violating release conditions, a misdemeanor offense, according to court records.
Joyner’s attorney is calling the ordeal “outrageous,” saying “[Joyner] has been locked in a cage in Harford County for seven nights after being charged with a misdemeanor for telephone misuse for texting his longtime girlfriend during an argument. This is simply outrageous.”
Joyner’s attorney, Former Attorney General Douglas Gansler, said the 21-year-old has never been in trouble with the law and does not own a handgun. According to Gansler, Joyner’s girlfriend is “fully supportive of him and does not want to press charges.”
According to the UMD Terps website, Joyner is a Lakeland, Florida, native who previously attended Arkansas State. In the spring, Joyner was given the Nick Cross Defensive Back Award in a tradition that honors “past terrapin greats.”
According to court records, Joyner was held without bond.
WJZ has reached out to UMD officials for comment.
In Maryland, residents can find parades, concerts, history programs, fireworks, volunteer opportunities and family-friendly celebrations leading up to Independence Day.
America250, the national semiquincentennial initiative, is encouraging communities to take part through local commemorations, block parties, service projects and July 4 events. State and local commissions, historical societies, museums, libraries, parks departments and civic groups are also hosting events tied to the milestone.
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