Essex Man Fatally Shot on Welbrook Road

Baltimore County Police are continuing their investigation into a late night shooting that left one man dead.

Officers responded for the call of a shooting around 10 p.m. Friday night. The victim, an adult man, was located to the rear of the 500 block of Welbrook Road in Essex with a gunshot wound to the upper body. Medics responded and pronounced the man deceased at the scene. He is identified as Essex resident Zeshaan Ali Toppa (21) of the 300 block of Leeanne Road.

Detectives from the Baltimore County Police Homicide Unit are continuing their investigation into this shooting this morning. Anyone who may have information is asked to contact police by calling 410-307-2020. Callers may remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward when submitting tips through Metro Crime Stoppers.