Teenager Identified In Fatal Baltimore County Shooting, Suspect Sought

REISTERSTOWN, MD — Authorities have released the name of a 17-year-old who was fatally shot Sunday morning in Reisterstown, police said.

Nester Nunez was found suffering from"multiple gunshot wounds." Medics pronounced him dead at the scene, officers said.

A hometown for Nunez was not given.

The shooting in the 200 block of Hammershire Road was reported just before 6:30 a.m. Sunday.

Authorities have not released any potential suspect information or details about what led up to the shooting.

Neighbors told WMAR they heard four shots fired in the parking lot where Nunez was found five hours earlier. Area residents said there was a large party across the street from the shooting scene Sunday night.

Police told neighbors this was not a random killing, the TV station said.

The Metro Crime Stoppers offered a cash reward of up to $2,000 for information that leads to an arrest on felony charges.

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.

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."