WASHINGTON — Anne Arundel County Police are investigating after a man was found fatally shot in Severn, Maryland.

Police say an officer was on patrol in the area and heard what sounded like shots being fired in the area of the 8100 block of Meade Village Road shortly after 8 p.m. Friday.

The officer investigated and found an adult male suffering from at least one gunshot wound. The man was taken to Baltimore Washington Medical Center where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Anyone with information pertaining to this incident is asked to call police at 410-222-4700.

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Below is a map of the location of the shooting: