Andrew Samir Mehany Kolta, a 28-year-old pharmacist, was fatally shot on the night of January 28, 2018. Officers responding to shots fired found Kolta at about 11:36 p.m. in the parking lot of his apartment complex on South Main Chapel Way in Gambrills, Maryland; he was discovered lying next to a vehicle with gunshot wounds and later died at Baltimore Washington Medical Center. An autopsy ruled the cause of death gunshot wounds and the manner homicide.

Investigators identified three people of interest. Police say the suspects had driven from Bowie to Gambrills intending to commit a robbery. Two masked individuals approached Kolta and demanded his wallet; when he tried to flee, one of them shot him in the back. A getaway driver remained in the vehicle while the assailants fled with Kolta’s wallet, which reportedly contained only $17. A handgun reportedly consistent with the murder weapon was recovered during subsequent searches.

If anyone has information about Kolta, the events that night, or the vehicle used in the getaway, please come forward to assist the investigation.