Howard County police reported late last night that they were investigating a homicide in North Laurel, the sixth in the county this year.

Police provided few details of the incident, but Officer Mark Taylor of the Southern District station in Laurel, confirmed that the victim, whose name was not released, had died apparently from a gunshot wound.

The shooting occurred after 9 p.m. in an apartment in the 9500 block of Sylvan Still Road near the Whiskey Bottom shopping center, according to police radio reports.

Pub Date: 12/11/98