BALTIMORE -- Two men are dead after a separate stabbing and shooting that occurred within two days in Towson, according to Baltimore County Police.

On Sunday, Dec. 8, officers responded to Ecoway Court around 2:25 a.m. where they found a man suffering from stab wounds.

The 37-year-old man was pronounced dead on the scene, officers said.

On Monday, Dec. 9, around 2:30 a.m., officers responded to the 900 block of Beaverbank Circle for reports of a shooting. Once on the scene, officers found a man - identified as Andrew Blessing, 19 - suffering from gunshot wounds.

Blessing was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, according to officers.

The homicide investigations on Ecoway Court and Beaverbank Circle are about a mile from each other. 

"I'm surprised and shocked," said Nanette Rosendale, who lives on Beaverbank Circle. "This is not a neighborhood where you have crime."

Rosendale received messages from her friend about the homicides in her neighborhood.

"She texted me with something from the Baltimore County Police Department about a stabbing that was on Loch Raven and we both texted back and forth."

Residents are unsure of the motives, but they maintain the community doesn't have much violence.

"You have some small things, like some small things missing out of an unlocked garage or something, but never a shooting, a stabbing, or anything like that," Rosendale said. "It just doesn't happen here."

Metro Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $2,000 for information in each case.

Crime in Towson

Towson has seen other crimes in recent weeks.

On November 30, five teens were arrested following an attempted carjacking in the 800 block of Dulaney Valley Road near Towson Town Center. Four of the five teens were also suspects in a reported assault that happened in the area the day before, police said.

The arrest prompted the NAACP to call for further investigation from the Commission on Juvenile Reform, the Judiciary Committee and the Judicial Proceedings. The organization alleged that the teens have all had multiple encounters with law enforcement and the Department of Juvenile Service.

On November 17, the owner of Kerb Restaurant on East Chesapeake Avenue said he was assaulted at gunpoint after confronting two men who were urinating in front of his business. One of the suspects showed a handgun and both fled just before police arrived.

The attack was captured on surveillance video.  Police said they are working with local business owners to review footage that may help identify the suspects.