Man Found Dead Behind Brooklyn Business, Detectives Investigate As Homicide: Police

BROOKLYN, MD — Police said that they found a body Sunday behind a business in northern Anne Arundel County.

The Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the case a homicide and said the cause of death was at least one gunshot wound, a press release announced Tuesday.

Officers identified the victim as Devin Scott Freeman, 19.

Authorities said they spotted his body with apparent trauma in Brooklyn. They got the initial call to the 4000 block of Ritchie Highway around 10 a.m.

Officers did not speculate when or where the shots were fired. They did not name a suspect either.

The Anne Arundel County Police Department asked anybody with information to call 410-222-4731. Tipsters can stay anonymous by dialing detectives at 410-222-4700. Informants can also conceal their identities by contacting the Metro Crime Stoppers of Maryland at 1-866-7LOCKUP (1-866-756-2587), on metrocrimestoppers.org or through the P3 Tips mobile application.

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