COLUMBIA, M.D. — A woman wanted for shooting a gas station employee during an attempted robbery in Columbia, Maryland, was arrested on April 21 in New York after being connected to other robberies, according to police.
Shantay Lashay O'Donnell, 46, was taken into custody in another state on unrelated charges. She was identified as the suspect who was captured on video shooting an employee at the Shell gas station in the 7300 block of Cradlerock Way on Friday, April 17.
Howard County police confirmed to News 3 that O'Donnell is from Virginia Beach.
Virginia Beach police also reported to the 3900 block of Holland Road on April 19 on the report of a robbery, and identified O'Donnell as the suspect.
On April 21, Binghamton Police Department investigators in New York flagged a vehicle with Virginia registration that was connected to the robbery on Holland Road. O'Donnell was confirmed to be the car's owner and had multiple active felony warrants in Virginia.
O'Donnell was arrested and had two illegally possessed handguns taken. She was also identified as the suspect in the Maryland gas station shooting.
She was charged in Johnson City, New York with two counts of second degree criminal possession of a weapon and one count of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon. O'Donnell was arraigned in Broome County and will be extradited to both Virginia and Maryland, according to police.
On Monday, Howard County Police released the video of a woman wanted for shooting the gas station clerk. The employee was taken to the hospital in serious condition.
Police responded to the gas station around 7:43 p.m. on April 17 during an attempted robbery. The video shows a woman with a gun talking to the clerk before pulling the trigger.
This incident remains under investigation by the VBPD Detective Bureau. Anyone with information is asked to contact VBPD at (757) 385-4101 or anonymously through Crime Solvers at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP or P3Tips.com.
