FAIRMOUNT, Md. — A late Tuesday night shooting left a man dead in Fairmount, sparking a homicide investigation.
Officers with the Prince George's County Police Department responded to Sheriff Road, nearby Eastern Avenue Northeast, as well as the D.C.-Maryland state line around 11:20 p.m. after a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, they found a man suffering from gunshot wounds inside a vehicle.
He was taken to a local hospital to receive treatment for his injuries, but he was pronounced dead a short time later. The man killed has since been identified as 18-year-old Olamide Olakanye of Upper Marlboro.
While detectives do not believe the shooting to be a random crime, no details have been released about a person of interest in the case.
If you have any information on these shootings you can call the Prince George’s County Homicide Unit at 301-516-2512. Anyone who wishes to remain anonymous can contact Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS or go to their website https://www.pgcrimesolvers.com/
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