SALISBURY, Md – Maryland State Police arrested 28 year old Levonte Martin of Crisfield on Wednesday. He is suspected in the fatal shooting of a man found Friday night in Salisbury.
Martin is charged with first-degree and second-degree murder. He was taken before the Wicomico County District Court Commissioner, where he was denied bond.
The victim has been identified as 26 year old Devonta Fagans, of Salisbury. Investigators say he was found with apparent gunshot wounds at an apartment complex in the 500 block of Emory Court in Salisbury around 10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29. Fagans was taken to TidalHealth Hospital in Salisbury, where he died Saturday morning. His body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore for an autopsy.
The Salisbury Police Department requested the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit take over the investigation. According to a preliminary investigation, witnesses reported hearing shots fired outside the Emory Court apartment complex. Fagans was found in a parking lot at the apartments.
Anyone with additional information on this case is asked to contact the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit at (443)480-6818.
The case remains under investigation.
