SALISBURY, MD — Maryland State Police are intensively searching for a suspect following the tragic shooting of a 10-year-old boy in Salisbury on Sunday night.
The young victim, whose identity has not been released, succumbed to a gunshot wound.
Emergency services rushed him to Tidal Health Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
The incident occurred around 10:30 PM at home in the 200 block of Clayton Street. Salisbury Police Department officers arrived in response to a 911 call reporting the shooting. It is believed the boy was inside the home with his mother and two other young children when he was shot.
The Maryland State Police Homicide Unit is leading the investigation, with support from the Salisbury Police Department. Evidence of crime scene incidents is currently being analyzed at the State Police Forensic Sciences Division crime laboratory.
No suspect description has been provided as of now. Police are interviewing witnesses and residents in the vicinity to gather more information.
