Edgewater Homicide Claims Life Of 85-Year-Old Woman: Police

EDGEWATER, MD — Police announced that an 85-year-old woman died Tuesday in an Edgewater homicide. Officers will identify the victim after they notify her family.

Authorities did not name a suspect or explain how the woman was injured. Detectives are looking for Aiman Ghazi Zaharna, a 55-year-old man who they think has first-hand information on the case.

Investigators believe Zaharna is driving a gold Cadillac SRX with Maryland license plate No. 73223CJ. Police asked anybody who contacts Zaharna or the car to call 911.

Officers responded to a home in the 1900 block of Woodsboro Place around 5:30 a.m. Authorities stated they found the woman with apparent trauma. A press release said medics took the victim to an unnamed hospital, but they pronounced her dead upon arrival.

Detectives think this incident was targeted toward the victim. Officials clarified that there are not any known threats to the community.

The Anne Arundel County Police Department is still investigating.

The agency asked anybody with information to call 410-222-4731. Tipsters can stay anonymous by dialing 410-222-4700 or 1-866-7LOCKUP. Informants can also conceal their identities by using the P3 Tips Mobile Application or visiting metrocrimestoppers.org.

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