Columbia Mall to Reopen Today: #HoCoUnited
Police released this photo of Darion Marcus Aguilar. Photo | Howard County Police Department
There will be a large police presence at 1 p.m. today at Columbia Mall as it reopens to the public for the first time since Saturday’s shooting. The mall will include two memorials for the victims of the Saturday shooting.
On Twitter today, Howard County Executive Ken Ulman asked for the greater public to show its support by using this hashtag, #HoCoUnited.
On Sunday night, police released a photo of the deceased shooting suspect in hopes of gathering more information about him.
The shooter is identified by police as Darion Marcus Aguilar, 19, of Hollywood Road in College Park. According to police, a journal was recovered from Aguilar’s home and he reportedly expressed general unhappiness with life in it. Police said Aguilar, a graduate of Blake High School in Silver Spring, purchased the gun used in the shooting legally in Montgomery County.
The deceased victims have been identified by police as Brianna Benlolo, 21, of College Park, MD and Tyler Johnson, 25, of Ellicott City, MD. Both were employees of Zumiez. Police say the motive in this shooting remains unknown.
Throughout the tragedy, police have been using the Howard County Police Department’s Twitter and Facebook accounts to disseminate information. You can follow the police at https://www.facebook.com/HowardCountyPoliceDepartment?ref=hl and @HCPDnews.
You can also peruse some of the Tweets from the police and County Executive Ulman, below:
Even if you aren’t a #HoCoMD resident, share your support by using the hashtag #HoCoUnited. TY for joining us in this healing process.
— Ken Ulman (@kenulman) January 27, 2014
Come help reopen #ColumbiaMall today at 1pm. #HoCoPolice will be there, hope you will too. Together, we are stronger. #HoCoUnited
— Howard County Police (@HCPDNews) January 27, 2014
#HoCoPolice will have increased presence when #ColumbiaMall reopens at 1pm tomorrow.
— Howard County Police (@HCPDNews) January 27, 2014
Anyone who knew the #ColumbiaMall suspect or has info about him is encouraged to call #HoCoPolice
— Howard County Police (@HCPDNews) January 27, 2014
#HoCoPolice seize journal in search warrant at shooter’s home, expressed unhappy w/life. Police looking for more clues about possible motive
— Howard County Police (@HCPDNews) January 27, 2014
#HoCoPolice release Aguilar’s photo to help gather more info about him. Detectives interviewed victims’ friends and family, still no motive.
— Howard County Police (@HCPDNews) January 26, 2014
#ColumbiaMall shooting suspect Darion Marcus Aguilar, 19, of Hollywood Road in College Park pic.twitter.com/Ma4lrELrA8
— Howard County Police (@HCPDNews) January 26, 2014
#HoCoPolice update details in #ColumbiaMall shooting case https://t.co/vY5z5599Jf
— Howard County Police (@HCPDNews) January 26, 2014
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