(SALISBURY, MD) – Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Sunday morning in Wicomico County.
At approximately 2:30 a.m., officers from the Salisbury Police Department responded to the 700 block of E. Naylor Mill Road for a reported shooting. According to a preliminary investigation, the victim, identified as Franklin Abraham Perez Rodriguez, 23, of Miami, Florida, was involved in a physical altercation with an unknown male.
During the altercation, the male pulled out a firearm and shot Rodriguez before fleeing the scene. Rodriguez was transported by ambulance to TidalHealth Peninsula Regional Hospital, where he was declared deceased.
Salisbury Police requested that Maryland State Police homicide detectives take over the investigation into Rodriguez’s murder. No arrests have been made at this time. Anyone with information on this case are asked to contact the Maryland State Police Salisbury Barrack at 410-749-3101.
The case remains under investigation.
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