UPDATE (1:15 p.m.) — Mall officials have released a statement wih regards to the shooting incident at Towson Town Center Tuesday night.
“The safety and security of our shoppers, retailers and employees are our top concerns every day, not just when incidents occur," said mall general manager Charles Crerand in a statement emailed to Patch.
Crerand reiterated that there are few details available as far as a motive, but that he and his staff do not believe the shooting was a random incident.
"We are thankful for the cooperation and support of the Baltimore County Police Department on property last night, and throughout their investigation of this incident. We will continue to pledge our support and resources in their investigation,” Crerand said in the statement.
A 19-year-old man was identified by police Tuesday morning as the victim in the .
Rodney Vest Pridget, who police would only say lived in the Baltimore area, was found shot to death outside Nordstrom at around 6:20 p.m. Monday.
"Detectives do not believe that this is a random act, but additional details cannot be provided due to the ongoing investigation," police spokeswoman Detective Cathleen Batton said in a statement. "Detectives are currently investigating a number of leads, including video footage recovered from the mall."
Police do not have any suspects, and ask anyone with information about the crime to contact them at 410-307-2020.
Several hours after the shooting, police were seen escorting a woman to the crime scene, where she wept loudly.
The shooting was the first homicide at Towson Town Center since 2005, when St. Paul's teacher and administrator William Bassett was killed in a botched robbery. Following that incident, mall management stepped up security and new county laws required shopping centers to install security cameras.
Classy. Nice to speak of the dead that way.
There was no need to increase security. Those two could have had their shooting anywhere. Sadly, they chose the Mall grounds. And as to your claim about shoplifting? I have seen shoplifters rounded up by security.
Now if you were lame enough to walk on a beach carrying a 20' steel pole in a lighting storm repeatedly I might say sooner or later say "that dang moron is going to get himself struck by lightning." Most people with common sense would tend to agree with me and not be surprised when it happened. Yes, the moron shot in Towson was a criminal and a thug. He was garbage. Seems you are defending his horrific acts of crime and thuggery. But again did I say he deserved to die? No. So who's the purveyor of falsehoods here? So DINO, toke up and go back to la-la land and sing a round of Kumbayah. I am not the judge and jury in this case, but I will say, that's Karma. I don;t feel sorry for him one bit.
Don't you just hate it when extreme liberals are so desperate to win their losing argument that they resort to insults and name-calling?
The Towson shooting victim was garbage. Pure and simple. Liberals such as Dino the troll always resort to falsehoods when absent of the facts. They cannot defend their beliefs any other way. It's a brian defect. For your perusal . http://www.newdonkey.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/American-Liberal-Mind.jpg and http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-04-08/entertainment/29415110_1_brain-structure-political-orientation-liberals-and-conservatives
I agree with your take on this individual and this situation; however, your post are starting to read like you are auditioning for an opening as a political television anchor.
The only thing I have ever been interested in writing was FORTRAN and various other codes.
Thanks for your support hmj, but you know very well the indoctrinated liberals, dumbocrats and Occupy Wall Streeters of Baltimore don't want to hear the truth. They want to be mollycoddled and be taken care of by the nanny state. Now , for hmj and any other supporters who are tired of liberal wackos and out of control crime please feel free to send your campaign donations to PO Box .......... lol .
Within 3 posts here I acquired two nut ball stalkers. ;) The Patch must me making some duckettes from all the responses I a m generating. Those little ad counters must be whirring like a gas pump. Stay in the crosswalks and out of the malls Bartman. LOL