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Leo Noel Balladares-Arita

Case from Columbia, MD dated Apr 27, 2026

Victim Details

Leo Noel Balladares-Arita

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Columbia

MD

2026-04-27

24

Leo

Noel Balladares-Arita

07/17/2026

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In the early hours of April 27, 2026, a gathering of car enthusiasts in a Columbia, Maryland parking garage turned deadly, leaving one young man dead and several others wounded. Leo Noel Balladares-Arita, a 24-year-old male from Falls Church, Virginia, was fatally shot at the scene of what police have described as an illegal car rally. The incident unfolded around 5:27 a.m. in a parking structure located in the 6700 block of Alexander Bell Drive. When Howard County Police responded to reports of ...
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  • WTOP News: 1 dead, 6 injured in shooting at Howard Co. illegal car rally - WTOP News
  • One killed, six injured in shooting tied to illegal car rally in Columbia (UPDATED) | Howard County
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