A 37-year old man is dead after being shot early Saturday morning.

Police said Albert Shelton Jr. died after suffering a gunshot wound. Initially, a call indicated Shelton was suffering from cardiac arrest. The call came in at 2:12 a.m. Saturday from the 700 block of Victory Street, which is adjacent to Salisbury High School.

After responding to the cardiac arrest call, first responders found Shelton suffering from a gunshot wound. Shelton died on the scene, Salisbury police said.

Police are calling the incident a homicide, making it the third in Salisbury in December. The prior two resulted in the death of 22-year-old Sharod Raheen Mathis at Firewater Lounge and seven-year-old A’yanna Allen while she was sleeping at her grandmother’s home.

When asked questions about the incident, Salisbury Police Department spokesperson Capt. Shelia Lingle said she would issue a news release when more information could be disclosed. No further information was provided on Saturday.

Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to call the Salisbury Police Department at 704-638-5333 or Crime Stoppers at 1-866-639-5245.

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correctly state the number of homicides that have occurred in Salisbury this month.