Crime & Safety
Man Killed In Targeted Odenton Shooting: Police
A man was fatally shot overnight in an Odenton neighborhood, police said. This was Anne Arundel County's second homicide in four days.
![The Anne Arundel County Police Department said 27-year-old Isaiah Oludayo Olugbemi of Odenton was fatally shot Monday in the Lions Gate neighborhood.](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/users/24287450/20240618/100132/styles/patch_image/public/img-5588___18093634553.jpg)
ODENTON, MD — A man was fatally shot Monday night in Odenton, police said.
Officers identified the victim as 27-year-old Isaiah Oludayo Olugbemi of Odenton.
Authorities think this was a targeted attack, not a random act of violence.
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This was Anne Arundel County's second homicide in four days. A 34-year-old man was fatally shot Friday in Severn.
Police said they were called Monday to Meadowmist Way and Stehlik Drive around 9:45 p.m. They noted that several residents reported hearing multiple gunshots outside.
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Officers said they found the victim on the ground suffering from at least one gunshot wound in the 500 block of Meadowmist Way. That's located in the Lions Gate community.
Authorities said medics took Olugbemi to the University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, where he was later pronounced dead.
"Investigators know several homes in the area [have] private surveillance and/or recording doorbell-style cameras," the Anne Arundel County Police Department said in a Tuesday morning press release. "They are urging residents to check their footage for any activity and provide this to investigators to aid in this investigation."
Officers asked anybody with information to call 410-222-4731. Tipsters can stay anonymous by dialing 410-222-4700.
The Metro Crime Stoppers, an independent investigator, is also collecting anonymous tips and sharing them with police.
Informants can anonymously contact the Metro Crime Stoppers by:
- Visiting metrocrimestoppers.org
- Calling 1-866-7-LOCKUP (1-866-756-2587)
- Using the P3 Tips mobile app
- Texting CRIMES (274637) and then entering the message starting with "MCS."
This map shows the area where authorities said the shooting happened.
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