Maryland State Police investigate fatal shooting in Wicomico County

MARYLAND (WBFF) — Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Sunday morning in Wicomico County.

At approximately 2:30 a.m., Salisbury Police officers responded to a reported shooting in the 700 block of E. Naylor Mill Road.

According to their investigation, the victim, identified as Franklin Abraham Perez Rodriguez, 23, of Miami, Florida, was involved in a physical altercation with an unknown man.

During the altercation, the man pulled out a firearm, shot Rodriguez and fled the scene.

Rodriguez was taken by ambulance to TidalHealth Peninsula Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Salisbury police requested that the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit take over the investigation into Rodriguez’s murder.

No arrests have been made so far.

Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to contact the Maryland State Police Salisbury Barrack at 410-749-3101.

The case remains under investigation.

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