Second woman convicted in revenge shooting of teens at Columbia shopping center

A Howard County jury has convicted a second woman for the shooting of two teenagers outside a Columbia shopping center in 2024.

According to the Office of the State’s Attorney for Howard County, Wyketa Burgess, 40, conspired with her co-defendant, Dieneba Traore, to seek revenge against perpetrators who robbed Traore’s son.

This led to the shooting that took place at the 8800 block of Centre Park Drive outside of a Giant Food grocery store on October 12, 2024.

What happened?

The shooting took place following the reported armed robbery of Traore’s son, police say…

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