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17-Year-Old Malakai Tyrelle Cooke Killed Shooting At Frederick Country Inn & Suites

FREDERICK, Md. (WJZ) -- The Frederick County Sheriff's Office are investigating an early Friday morning fatal shooting at the Country Inn & Suites.

Deputies were called to the hotel in the 5500 block of Spectrum Drive in Frederick around 2 a.m. for report of shots fired.

Malakai Tyrelle Cooke
Malakai Tyrelle Cooke. Credit: Frederick County Sheriff's Office

When they arrived they found one person dead on the scene. Police identified the deceased as 17-year-old Malakai Tyrelle Cooke from Brunswick, Maryland.

They are still searching for a suspect.

A GoFundMe was created to help his family with funeral costs, click here to help.

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