Elkridge man indicted in fatal Columbia hotel shooting

A 20-year-old Elkridge man accused of killing an 18-year-old Long Reach High School senior during a surprise birthday party at the Courtyard By Marriott hotel in Columbia was indicted yesterday on murder and assault charges.

A Howard County grand jury returned a 14-count indictment charging Shamal I. Chapman of the 6700 block of Old Waterloo Road with one count each of first-degree murder and handgun use, two counts of attempted first-degree murder, three counts of first-degree assault and seven counts of reckless endangerment.

Chapman is accused of firing the shots that killed Andre Devonne Corinaldi and seriously injured another Long Reach student, Lauren Nicole Perkins, 17, at the party Jan. 13.

Deputy State's Attorney Matthew Campbell said the number of reckless endangerment charges reflects those at the party who were within the "zone of danger."