Victim identified in Laurel parking-lot shooting

Prince George’s County police have identified the man who was shot and killed while walking out of a convenience store in Laurel, Maryland, on Monday.

In a statement Tuesday, they said Alexander Lee Ross II, 34, of Laurel, was confronted outside the store on Laurel Bowie Road, near the northbound exit ramp for the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, a little before 6 a.m. Monday by someone with a gun.

He ran, and the suspect chased and shot him. Ross was found at the far end of the parking lot and died at a hospital later.

Police don’t think it was a random shooting. “The victim was shot multiple times,” Prince George’s County Police Cpl. Nicholas Clayton said Monday. “This tells us that this was a targeted incident.”

The police are asking anyone with more information to call them at 301-516-2512. You can also provide tips anonymously by calling Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477), sending your tip online at www.pgcrimesolvers.com, or using the “P3 Tips” mobile app.

WTOP’s John Domen contributed to this report.

Rick Massimo

Rick Massimo came to WTOP, and to Washington, in 2013 after having lived in Providence, R.I., since he was a child. He's the author of "A Walking Tour of the Georgetown Set" and "I Got a Song: A History of the Newport Folk Festival."

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