Zaan Scott dies a month after shooting

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Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 24-year-old male, Zaan Scott.

Scott was found suffering from a gunshot wound on the evening of April 9, around 9:00 p.m., on the 1300 block of Southern Ave., SE.

When emergency workers arrived they transported Scott to an area hospital, where he stayed until he died from his injuries over one month later on May 17.

Scott was then transported to the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore another month later, on June 26, where his dead was pronounced a homicide.

Police have not yet released any suspect information.