Northeastern District police responding to a 911 call reporting a man shot in the 3100 block of Belair Road near Clifton Park Terrace about 3:30 p.m. yesterday found the victim lying dead between two parked cars, said Agent Donny Moses, a Police Department spokesman.

The man was shot at least once in the head and was pronounced dead at the scene by Fire Department medics, Moses said.

Moses said the man's name was withheld pending notification of family members.

The scene of the daylight shooting was a busy section of the Belair-Edison neighborhood at the eastern edge of Clifton Park, police said.

The man's death brought to 178 the number of killings in the city this year as of yesterday, compared with 149 in the same period last year. During the first 19 days of this month, 18 homicides occurred, police said.

No arrest had been made in yesterday's killing, and police had found no motive.

Metro Crime Stoppers, 410-276-8888, is offering a reward of up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in the killing.