06 Shooting Victim

Prince George's County police have identified the victim of a homicide in the Brandywine area as a man who had been reported missing the day before.

The victim, who was found shot to death Monday night,was identified Tuesday as Devone Lionell Wood, 31.

Police said that a family member reported on Sunday that Wood, a resident of Waldorf, was missing and might be in Prince George's County.Police searched for him in the Brandywine area on Sunday night without results.

The next day, police received a call about an unconscious man in a wooded area near the intersection of Cedarville and Brevard roads.The man was pronounced dead at the scene of an apparent gunshot wound.Police confirmed the victim was Wood on Tuesday.

Police said that they are treating the death as a homicide and working on identifying a suspect and motive in the shooting.