Police: Woman sought in Columbia gas station shooting, employee taken to Shock Trauma

Howard County police are searching for a woman after a shooting at a gas station in Columbia.

County police said officers were called around 7:43 p.m. Friday to a Shell gas station on Cradlerock Way, where an employee was shot. Police said the victim was taken to Shock Trauma Center with serious injuries.

"Immediately I felt really terrible because we come here all the time for gas and to stop in and I know most of the employees," said Shane, a man who frequents the Shell Gas station. "(The victim) is an older gentleman who is such a kind-hearted, beautiful soul and so for this to happen is just outrageous." ---More...

Howard County Police have released footage of a woman shooting a gas station employee during an attempted robbery in Columbia, Maryland ????

The shooting occurred on Friday evening at the Shell gas station on the 7200 block of Cradlerock Way. The male victim, a clerk at the… pic.twitter.com/NnCANLDzFE

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The shooting occurred on Friday evening at the Shell gas station on the 7200 block of Cradlerock Way. The male victim, a clerk at the store, was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

Howard County Police Department are seeking the suspect seen below, who fled the scene after the shooting