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First Murder This Year in Annapolis

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Annapolis is reporting its first homicide of 2014.

Police say they responded to a report of shots fired in the 1100 block of Madison Street at around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday. When officers arrived they found a man on the ground near a bench at the baseball field. The man had been shot and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Annapolis Police Department Sgt. Eric Crane says investigators are still trying to identify the victim. No arrests have been made.

Anyone with information is being asked to call Annapolis police at (410) 268-9000 or (410) 268-4141.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.