An 18-year-old man has died in Prince George’s County after he was found suffering from a gunshot wound during the investigation into a single-car crash on Tuesday night. Detectives say that they do not believe that it was a random crime.

Officers responded to the 5300 block of Sheriff Road around 11:20 p.m. on Jan. 9 for a report of gunshots fired and a single-car crash.

Police found the victim in the car suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital, where he was shortly pronounced dead. The victim was later identified as 18-year-old Olamide Olakanye of Upper Marlboro, Maryland. 

Further investigation revealed that Olakanye had been shot in the 1200 block of Dunbar Oaks Drive and tried to drive away from the scene before crashing in a wooded area on Sheriff Road.

No arrest has been made at the time of filing this report. Detectives are working to determine a motive and identify a suspect(s).

According to the report on the GoFundMe page, Olamide, also known as Stephen, was a senior at Charles Herbert Flowers High School and had plans to go to Towson University. He was shot and killed on January 9th.

Here’s a link to GoFundMe to assist with his funeral: https://www.gofundme.com/f/olamide-olakanye