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The second teenager dies after a fatal shooting near Mall in Columbia

Howard County, Md. – The second teenager was in a critical condition after the double shootout has died near the shopping center in Columbia, the police confirmed.

Michael Robertson (16) and Blake McCray (15) were killed in the shootout.

The police from Howard County has arrested in connection with the shootout and accused 18-year-old Emmetetson Zeah.

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According to the police, Zeah opened the fire on the couple near the Lidl parking lot on the Little Patuxent Parkway. The investigators believe that Zeah aimed at the youthful victims, but has not revealed a motif.

During an interview with Detectives, Zeah reported reportedly to carry out the double shootout and to claim the life of both teenagers.

Zeah was also associated with an incident on February 14th in the Twin Rivers Road, in which he allegedly fired and missed several shots on someone.

In the case of Valentine's Day, Zeah admitted to returning fire to a young person, from whom he claimed he had shot on him.

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The police say there is no evidence that the victim has ever had a gun.

In addition to GPS tracking and shopping center monitoring material, a witness who identified Zeah as a Mall shooter reported.

This is the second fatal shooting of the shopping center in less than a year.

In July in July, a teenager was murdered in the Food Court and started a national search for the shooter.

As a result, the police from Howard County implemented a plan to make the shopping center safer.

“The plan includes the increasing patrol cars and uniformed officials marked with high visibility in and around the shopping center. It also includes a number of hidden and hidden details to supplement and support the uniformed civil servants,” said Gregory of Howard County on Thursday.

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The department will use Outreach Officers, the extensive surveillance camera system of the shopping center and even drones to identify collective points for possible criminal activities around the shopping center, and you will use school resource officials to identify young people that could be a threat.

A captain was commissioned as commanders to the unit to carry out the plan and identified these efforts as the top priority of the department.