Alexander Korman was 20 and a Butler University student when he was shot in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, on August 14, 2021. The shooting occurred around 11:50 p.m. in the 8300 block of Hollow Tree Lane. Officers found Korman inside a vehicle with apparent gunshot wounds alongside another adult male who also had gunshot wounds; the other man’s injuries were not considered life-threatening. Korman was taken to a local hospital, where he remained critically injured and died five days later on August 19, 2021.

Detectives from the Homicide Unit opened an intensive investigation focused on motive and identifying suspects. As of the most recent information, no suspects have been publicly named and no arrests have been announced. The motive for the killing has not been determined and the case remains active.

Anyone with information about that night or who may have been in the Hollow Tree Lane area around 11:50 p.m. on August 14, 2021 is asked to come forward.