Separate shootings in Columbia Saturday left some in the area surprised, raising concerns over safety as the Howard County Police Department investigates.

The 17 year-old boy arrested in connection with the fatal shooting in Columbia will remain in the Howard County Detention Center. The teenager is charged with first-degree murder for killing 26-year-old Kendrick McLellan.

An Ellicott City teen appeared in court for the first time Wednesday, facing a first-degree murder charge in the shooting death of a 26-year-old Baltimore man last week in Columbia, as Howard

A second teenager has been arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of a Baltimore man who was found dead in a vehicle in Howard County, according to police. A 14-year-old from Severn will be charged as an adult after Kendrick McLellan,

A 17-year-old from Ellicott City was arrested and charged as an adult with first-degree murder in connection to a man shot to death inside a vehicle in Columbia.