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Victim named Police identified Wednesday the man fatally shot Tuesday night while he and two other men stood on a parking lot near the BP station in the 100 block of N. Central Ave. as Hubert Benston, 38, of the 2200 block of E. North Ave. No arrest had been made. Detective Kevin Hagan, a police spokesman, said Benston was shot in the head and upper body about 8:40 p.m. and that he died at Johns Hopkins Hospital less than an hour later. The other victims also went to Hopkins and were expected to survive. Metro Crime Stoppers at 420-276-8888 is offering a reward of up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest and an indictment.

Baltimore Co. – Wilkens

Shooting Police were seeking two men, one armed with a handgun and the other a shotgun, who shot a man in the 400 block of Bigley Ave. in Lansdowne about 8 p.m. Wednesday. A motive was unknown. The victim was taken by a county Fire Department ambulance to Maryland Shock Trauma Center and was expected to survive. After the shooting, the two armed men entered a car occupied by two other men and sped off, police said.

Baltimore Co. – Franklin

Burglary Jewelry, a lap top computer and a cell phone, all worth $6,700, were stolen Wednesday from a house in the 12700 block of Gores Mill Road by someone who entered through the front door.

Burglary Someone entered a house in the first block of Phlox Circle through a sliding door between Sunday and Tuesday and removed an undisclosed sum of money hidden under a bedroom mattress.

Baltimore Co. – Pikesville

Armed robbery A man, 19, was at a basketball court in the 6800 block of Alter St. about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday when he was assaulted by three other men, one armed with a handgun, who robbed him of a cell phone and a set of keys, all valued at $50.

Robbery try Two men, one armed with a knife and the other who may have been armed with a handgun, attempted to rob a man, 20, at Liberty Road and St. Luke's Lane about 3 a.m. Wednesday, but fled into a woods instead.

Baltimore Co. – Woodlawn

Burglary A TV and video games, all worth nearly $1,100, were stolen Tuesday from a house in the 6800 block of Windsor Mill Road by someone who broke in through a bedroom window.

Burglary Someone entered a house in the 2700 block of Rogate Circle on Tuesday without leaving any signs of forced entry and stole cash, jewelry and a cell phone, all worth more than $2,900.

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