$5,000 Reward for Information About Columbia Murder

COLMUBIA, MD – Howard County Police offer up to $5,000 reward for information in Oct. 4 fatal shooting.  Howard County police are offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information in a fatal shooting that occurred Oct. 4 in Columbia. Officers were called to the 9600 block of Basket Ring Road at approximately 2:37 p.m. for a report that a subject had been shot outside a residence. Juan Michael Ross, 23, of Jessup, was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives are looking into the possibility the incident may have been drug-related, and whether the involved parties were known to one another. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information should contact police at 410-313-STOP or HCPDcrimetips@howardcountymd.gov.