Police investigate shooting death of Laurel, Md., man

A Prince George's County police cruiser is seen in this WTOP file photo. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)

A man is dead after being shot in Laurel, Maryland, on Sunday afternoon.

Police responded to reports of a shooting in the area of 2 Woodland Ct. at around 2:15 p.m.

Officers found a man, later identified as Dolphin Bernard Jackson of Laurel, suffering from a gunshot wound.

Jackson was transported to a local area hospital, where he later died from his injuries, police said.

The Laurel Police Department Criminal Investigations Detectives are asking anyone with information to contact them at 301-498-0092 or send an anonymous email to LPDtips@laurel.md.us.

Below is a map of where the incident happened.

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