ELLICOTT CITY, Md. — A snow-plow driver died after being shot while he was clearing the parking lot of a Montessori school in Ellicott City on Wednesday.
Police are now offering a $5,000 reward for information in the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Ramirez Garcia, of Gwynn Oak.
He was working as a private snow-plow driver, clearing the lot at the Children's Manor Montessori School on Montgomery Road on Jan. 17, said Howard County police.
A resident found him outside his vehicle in the parking lot, critically injured by a single gunshot wound. He was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital, and died overnight.
Police originally said they didn't believe there is any connection to the school. They learned that "Ramirez Garcia was scheduled to clear the lot early in the morning and may have been shot hours before he was located."
A spokesperson said:
The motive is unknown but preliminarily it is not believed to be connected to any specific business or location at this time.
Police have no suspects, but believe the shooting was targeted.
Anyone with information should contact HCPDcrimetips@howardcountymd.gov or 410-313-STOP.
