STATE POLICE INVESTIGATE HOMICIDE IN SALISBURY

(Salisbury, MD) - State police are investigating an apparent homicide in Wicomico County this morning.

The victim is identified as Barbara Greene, 63, of the 1700 block of Dale Lane in Salisbury, Maryland. She lived with her brother, Reginald Greene, in the three bedroom home.

Shortly after 1:00 a.m., state police from the Salisbury Barrack received a 9-1-1 call from Reginald Greene. Greene informed police that upon returning from work shortly after midnight, he found the rear door of his home ajar and bloodstains in the hallway. Fearing that the perpetrator was still inside, Greene exited the residence and went to a neighbor’s house to make the 9-1-1 call.

The preliminary investigation reveals the victim was home alone at the time of the murder. There was forced entry to the rear door of the residence. Emergency medical service personnel from Salisbury responded to the home and found the victim on the bathroom floor.

The victim’s body was transported to the Office of the State Medical Examiner in Baltimore for an autopsy. The cause of death is unknown at this time. A motive for the murder has not been determined.

Members of the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit, Crime Scene Unit and the Wicomico County Bureau of Investigation are continuing the investigation, along with the Wicomico County State’s Attorney’s Office and the Maryland State Police Salisbury Barracks. Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call Crime Solvers at 410-548-1776.

The investigation continues..