Police investigate fatal shooting in Forestville

WASHINGTON — Prince George’s County police said a man was fatally shot late Wednesday morning in Forestville, Maryland.

Police received reports at about 11 a.m. Wednesday of a man shot in the 3200 block of Walters Lane, near the Penn Mar shopping center. When officers arrived, they found a man with a gunshot wound to the upper body. He was taken to the hospital where he died, police said.

Police are still investigating the shooting.

Below is a map of where the shooting took place.

WTOP’s Carlos Prieto contributed to this report.

Jack Moore

Jack Moore joined WTOP.com as a digital writer/editor in July 2016. Previous to his current role, he covered federal government management and technology as the news editor at Nextgov.com, part of Government Executive Media Group.

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