Brooklyn Man Found Dead in Alley Shooting: Police

BROOKLYN, MD — A Brooklyn man was found dead of apparent gunshot wounds Friday night in an alley, according to police. Officers responded to a report of shots fired about 6:45 p.m. near Levin Road and Alley 16 in Brooklyn, where they found a man suffering from apparent trauma to the upper body.

Fire Department personnel pronounced the victim dead at the scene; detectives from the Anne Arundel County Police Department are investigating the death as an apparent homicide. The victim was identified as Trayvon Dashawn Briscoe, 21, of the 200 block of West Meadow Road in Brooklyn.

Briscoe’s body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to determine the exact cause and manner of death.

Detectives interviewed several witnesses and are piecing together the chain of events that led to the death of Briscoe.

Police ask anyone with information to call the Homicide Unit at 410-222- 4731. If people with information wish to remain anonymous they can also contact the Anne Arundel County Police Tip Line 410-222- 4700 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866- 7LOCKUP or text “MCS plus your message” to CRIMES (274637).

»Photo of Trayvon Briscoe, courtesy of Anne Arundel County Police