Police Investigating After Man Found Beaten to Death in Riverdale Park

The Prince George’s County Police Department has assumed the investigation into a homicide in the town of Riverdale Park. The victim is 53-year-old Angel Martinez of Riverdale. Preliminarily, detectives do not believe this was a random crime.
Prince George Co. Police Dept. cruiser. File Photo.
Prince George Co. Police Dept. cruiser. File Photo.

RIVERDALE PARK, MD – The Prince George’s County Police Department has taken charge of the investigation into the homicide of 53-year-old Angel Martinez in Riverdale Park. Investigators currently believe that the crime was not random.

On Monday, at around 5:20 PM, officers from the Riverdale Park Police Department were called to the 5700 block of Riverdale Road upon reports of an unresponsive man. Martinez was later pronounced dead at a hospital.

The autopsy, performed by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, identified blunt force trauma as the cause of death, which has been classified as a homicide.

Police Investigating After Man Found Beaten to Death in Riverdale Park
On May 15, 2024, at approximately 5:20 pm, officers with the Riverdale Park Police Department responded to the 5700 block of Riverdale Road for the report of an unresponsive man. 

The Prince George’s County Police Department is tasked with investigating all homicides in Riverdale Park. They urge anyone with information related to this case to contact the Homicide Unit at 301-516-2512.