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Reward offered for information in fatal Wicomico Co. shooting

A reward has been offered in the fatal shooting of a teenager in Wicomico County, according to the Maryland State Police. Preston Morehouse, 19, was found dead Sunday morning in the 27000 block of Ocean Gateway in Hebron, police said. Based on an autopsy, his death has been ruled a homicide.

Morehouse, who had lived in Florida and Virginia, had moved to Maryland within the last two weeks and was staying with residents of the home where he was shot, according to police.

The Wicomico County Crime Solvers have offered a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of the perpetrators of this crime. Homicide investigators are particularly asking for any information about anyone walking along Route 50 in Hebron between 1:30 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. on Sunday.

Anyone with information is asked to call the crime solvers at 410-548-1776 or the homicide unit at 410-749-3101.

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