Father mourns nurse shot in Glen Burnie: “It hurts to my heart”

BALTIMORE – A 30-year-old woman shot to death in Glen Burnie Tuesday night is described by her father as a loving mother and hard-working nurse.

According to police, Natasha Harris was shot multiple times in the parking lot of the Mountain Ridge Apartments in the 200 block of Snow Cap Court around 7:30 p.m.

“I get a call from the Anne Arundel County Police saying my daughter was shot in the parking lot on the way to work,” said her father, Dwight Harris.

Harris died on the way to the University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center, where she worked as a nurse and was on her way to start her shift.

“It hurts my heart,” Dwight Harris said.

Meeting at the crime scene

Grieving family members and loved ones gathered Wednesday morning in the parking lot where Natasha Harris was killed.

“I was at work last night and got a call from a neighbor telling me he heard gunshots in the parking lot,” said Dwight Harris.

“Someone is responsible”

Dwight Harris told WJZ his daughter had been threatened by a former partner in the past.

According to court records, Natasha Harris was involved in an ongoing custody battle in Howard County.

“Someone is responsible for this and they should be brought to justice…period,” Dwight Harris said.

Investigators are asking anyone with information that could assist in this investigation to contact Anne Arundel County Police.