Teen Fatally Shot At 'Crime Magnet' Hotel In Baltimore County: Reports

PIKESVILLE, MD — A teenager was fatally shot Sunday in Baltimore County, authorities said.

The Randallstown NAACP reported the shooting happened at the Pikesville Ramada. Without mentioning it by name, police later confirmed to Patch that the shooting happened "at the hotel."

Officers said they received a report of a shooting around 2:05 p.m. in the 1700 block of Reisterstown Road. That's the same block as the Ramada.

Authorities said they found a 16-year-old boy suffering from a gunshot wound. Medics took the victim to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The victim's name has not yet been released publicly.

The Baltimore County Police Department thinks this was an isolated incident where the victim and the shooter knew each other.

Officers have not made any arrests or named any suspects in this case.

"I am tired of individuals coming into Baltimore County and making money on the backs of our residents," Randallstown NAACP President Ryan Coleman said in a Monday press release. "I am tired of them making money and unleashing crime and mayhem on the community. The Ramada Pikesville is a crime magnet, and we can no longer accept this."

Coleman alleged that several other violent and sexual crimes have happened at the hotel since 2014. He urged the hotel to:

• Install additional lighting
• Place cameras with direct access to the Baltimore County Police Department
• Employ off-duty police and security
• Renovate the hotel, which will increase rates and attract law-abiding hotel guests
• Make the hotel a smoke-free environment
• Offer additional training for staff to spot criminal activity
• Clean rooms on a daily basis
• Ban guests that break hotel policies or Maryland criminal statutes.

"We hope that the hotel will work with us to uphold the high quality of life in Baltimore County," Coleman said. "However, we will also be exploring all available options including any legal remedies to disrupt this crime magnet."

Wyndham, Ramada's parent company, did not immediately reply to Patch's request for comment. We will update this story if Wyndham responds.

Detectives are still investigating this homicide.

The Baltimore County Police Department asked anybody with information to call 410-307-2020. 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 officers said the shooting happened.