Troopers Investigating Apparent Attempted Murder-Suicide In Somerset Co.

(CRISFIELD, MD) – Maryland State Police are investigating an apparent attempted murder and suicide that left one man dead and one woman wounded this morning in Somerset County.

The victim of the attempted murder is identified as Susan Preston, 44, of Delmar, Maryland. She is currently being treated for apparent gunshot wounds at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore.

The suspect is identified as Gary Preston, 57, of Delmar, Maryland. He was found deceased with an apparent gunshot wound. A handgun was found in his possession. He will be transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore for autopsy.

At 8:00 a.m. this morning, Maryland State Police at the Princess Anne Barrack responded to a call for a shooting reported at a residence in the 2000 block of Silver Lane in Crisfield, Md. Responding troopers found the female victim at the residence, suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. She was immediately transported to the hospital.

The suspect was found lying on the floor of the living room with an apparent gunshot wound. EMS personnel pronounced him deceased at the scene.

The preliminary investigation indicates the victim’s sister called 9-1-1. She was on the phone with her sister, later identified as Susan Preston, when the incident reportedly occurred. Police believe the suspect, for unknown reasons, drove to the victim’s location where the shooting occurred.

State police investigators from the Criminal Enforcement Division are conducting an ongoing investigation. Crime scene technicians from the Maryland State Police Forensic Sciences Division responded and are processing the scene. Assistance is being provided by the Crisfield Police Department.

There is no motive known at this time for the suspect’s actions. Police determined the victim is the estranged wife of the suspect. Details remain few at this time.

Investigators believe the situation is contained to this attempted murder and suicide. The investigation is continuing.