Dolphin Bernard Jackson, 57, was fatally shot on Sunday, June 30, 2019, in Laurel, Maryland. Officers responded to reports of shots fired at about 2:15 p.m. in the area of 2 Woodland Court and found Jackson with a gunshot wound. Paramedics provided lifesaving measures and transported him to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

The Laurel Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division classified the death as a homicide and opened an investigation. Detectives asked the public for help and urged anyone with information to contact them. No suspects had been publicly identified and no arrests were reported in the initial announcements.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information that could assist the investigation, please contact the Laurel Police Department.