Police identify man abducted, found shot dead in trunk of burning car in Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Baltimore City Police released the identity of the man found dead inside the trunk of a burning car in northwest Baltimore.

Investigators say 39-year-old Steven Gillus was found dead in the 4300 block of Windsor Mill Road. Anne Arundel County police said Gillus lived at The Preserve apartments in Hanover.

Baltimore City Firefighters were called to Leakin Park at 11 p.m. on Wednesday to put out a burning car. They found a man dead inside the trunk of the car who had been shot at least once.

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About two hours before that, Anne Arundel County police said officers responded to the parking garage of The Preserve in Hanover after a report of an assault and abduction.

A witness there told officers she saw a man stab someone. The witness said the male victim was forced at gunpoint by two men into a car, which then sped away.