HYATTSVILLE, Md. — Police are investigating a homicide in Hyattsville, Maryland after a man was found dead in an apartment fire on Wednesday.
The victim in this case has been identified as 56-year-old Roger Neal of Hyattsville.
At 2:04 p.m., officers with the Hyattsville Police Department responded to the 6100 block of 42nd Avenue to help Prince George's County firefighters who were on the scene of an apartment fire.
Investigators claim Neal, who lives in the apartment, was found by firefighters suffering from obvious trauma to his body. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Originally, a death investigation was launched when his body was found, that has since changed to a homicide investigation.
Police later determined that Neal suffered a gunshot wound.
After this discovery, the Prince George's County Police Department was notified and took over the investigation.
The Prince George’s County Police Department investigates all homicides that occur in the city of Hyattsville.
Anyone with information relevant to this investigation is asked to call the Homicide Unit at 301-516-2512.
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