Baltimore County police have identified the man and woman killed this weekend in two separate fatal shootings in Parkville and Rosedale.
Ashanti Lynnae Ballard-Velez, 22, of Parkville, was found lying in the street in the 1200 block of Deanwood Road at about 10:10 p.m. She had been shot at least once, police said. Ballard-Velez was taken to Sinai Hospital, where she died.
Then, shortly after 5 a.m. on Sunday morning, police responded to a report of a shooting at the Regal Inn on the 8000 block of Pulaski Highway in Rosedale. They found Aaron Lamont Burrell, 38, of Baltimore, suffering from at least one gunshot wound. He was taken to to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, where he died.
Homicide detectives are investigating the deaths. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 410-307-2020 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP.
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