Michael Robertson, 16, a sophomore and football player at Wilde Lake High School, was fatally shot in Columbia, Maryland, on the evening of February 22, 2025. The shooting happened in a parking lot and bus loop area outside a Lidl grocery store near The Mall in Columbia. Howard County police found two teenagers with gunshot wounds shortly before 6 p.m.; Robertson was pronounced dead at the scene.

The other victim, 15-year-old Blake McCray, was taken to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center in critical condition and died days later. Within 24 hours police arrested 18-year-old Emmetson Zeah of Columbia and charged him with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and related offenses; after McCray’s death, the charges were amended. Investigators say the shooting was targeted, and court documents show Zeah confessed, saying an argument preceded the incident. A handgun and clothing believed worn during the shooting were recovered from his residence, and GPS data from an ankle monitor placed him at the scene; he was on pre-trial release for an earlier home invasion and attempted stabbing charge.

Does anyone who knew Michael or Blake, or who was near the Mall area that night, have information that could help fill gaps in the timeline or motive?