LEONARDTOWN, MD (February 28, 2024) – On Tuesday, February 27, 2024, Malic Quinn Freeland, 23, was pronounced deceased at the shock trauma center, where he had been undergoing treatment following an incident.
Mr. Freeland was the operator of the vehicle involved in an accident on Monday, February 26, 2024. Upon initial investigation, it was found that the car accident was caused by the victim having sustained a gunshot wound.
The victim will be transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore for an autopsy.
Detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office are now investigating this incident as a homicide.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Detective First Class Benjamin Raley at 301-475-4200, ext. 8076, or Benjamin.Raley@stmaryscountymd.gov.
Original News Release: February 27, 2024: On February 26, 2024, at approximately 9 p.m., deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the report of an automobile accident. Upon arrival, deputies found a vehicle with a single occupant had crashed into a fence and a shed near Valley Drive and Fox Ridge Road in Lexington Park, MD.
First responders began providing aid to the driver, and it was discovered the victim had a gunshot wound. The victim was transported to an area Shock Trauma Center.
Detectives and Crime Lab Technicians from the Criminal Investigations Division responded to continue the investigation.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Detective First Class Benjamin Raley at 301-475-4200, ext. 8076, or Benjamin.Raley@stmaryscountymd.gov.
