Crime & Safety

Riverdale​ Park Man's Death Ruled A Homicide, Police Searching For Suspect: PGPD

The PGPD is investigating the death of a Riverdale Park man whose death has been ruled a homicide by the Office of the Medical Examiner.

RIVERDALE PARK, MD — Detectives are investigating the suspicious death of 53-year-old Angel Martinez of Riverdale Park Wednesday.

On May 15 at approximately 5:20 p.m., officers with the Riverdale Park Police Department were called to the 5700 block of Riverdale Road for the report of an unresponsive man. Martinez was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner conducted an autopsy and determined that Martinez's cause of death was blunt force trauma and the manner of death a homicide. The Prince George’s County Police Department investigates all homicides that occur in the town of Riverdale Park. Anyone with information about this case who would like to speak to a detective can call 301-516-2512.

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