Fatal Shooting Victim ID’ed After Towson’s 2nd Homicide Of Week: Police

TOWSON, MD — Police on Monday identified the victim of a fatal shooting in a Towson neighborhood.

Officers said 19-year-old Andrew Blessing was shot in a targeted attack.

Authorities said they were called Monday around 2:30 a.m. to the 900 block of Beaverbank Circle. That's located in a community of single-family homes.

The Baltimore County Police Department said it found the victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

A press release said medics took him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

This was the second straight day with a homicide in the area.

A man was fatally stabbed Sunday at the Cromwell Valley Apartments, officers said. That's located blocks away from the Monday shooting scene. Investigators gave no inclination that the crimes were related.

Authorities have not made any arrests or identified any suspects in either case.

Police asked anybody with information to call 410-887-INFO (410-887-4636). Callers can stay anonymous. Tipsters can also submit information through the county's iWATCH program at iwatch.baltimorecountymd.gov.

The Metro Crime Stoppers, an independent investigator, is also collecting anonymous tips and sharing them with officers. The Metro Crime Stoppers offered a cash reward of up to $2,000 for information that leads to an arrest on felony charges.

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 application
• Texting CRIMES (274637), then entering the message starting with "MCS."

This map shows the area where authorities said the shooting happened.