A Howard County judge denied bail for the suspect charged in the deadly double shooting​ outside the Mall in Columbia.

Emmetson Zeah came before Howard County District Court Judge Wayne Brooks on Dec. 16. He was charged with attempted murder, assault, home invasion and burglary after police said he and a friend went to a former classmate’s home two weeks earlier — one day before Zeah’s 18th birthday — and tried to stab the person with a knife.

Emmetson Zeah came before Howard County District Court Judge Wayne Brooks on Dec. 16. He was charged with attempted murder, assault, home invasion and burglary

Michael Robertson, a 16-year-old sophomore at Wilde Lake High School in Columbia, is remembered by his school's principal as a "well-liked student, friend and classmate" and a member of the football team.

The second teenager critically injured in last weekend’s shooting at The Mall in Columbia has died from his injuries, Howard County Police said Saturday.

This shooting occurred less than a year after a July 2024 shooting near the Columbia Mall area devastated the family of similarly aged Angelo Little, 17, who was killed during a food court shooting.

An 18-year-old is expected to face more charges after a second teen died nearly a week after a double shooting near Columbia Mall.

The latest developments surrounding the Columbia Mall double homicide suspect is now reigniting discussions surrounding parental accountability.“His mother was