Fatal Shooting Suspect Arrested Months After Severn Man Killed: Police

SEVERN, MD — County police announced Tuesday that they arrested the suspect in a fatal Severn shooting.

Officers accused Vanae Lewis, 18, of fatally shooting Naim Rashid Addison, 20, last summer. The victim and the suspect are both from Severn.

Lewis was 17 at the time of the shooting, court records show.

The records listed these eight charges against the accused woman:

• First-degree murder (Felony)
• Second-degree murder (Felony)
• First-degree assault (Felony)
• Second-degree assault (Misdemeanor)
• Firearm use in a felony (Misdemeanor)
• Possession of firearm of a minor (Misdemeanor)
• Handgun on person (Misdemeanor)
• Reckless endangerment (Misdemeanor)

Authorities heard about the shooting near Pioneer Drive and Arwell Court on Aug. 21, 2022 around 8:40 p.m. Police said they found Addison suffering from at least one apparent gunshot wound. The victim was sitting in the driver's seat of a tan 2008 Honda Civic at the time of the shooting.

Addison was pronounced dead soon after at an unidentified hospital, officers said.

The Anne Arundel County Police Department thinks this was a targeted shooting, not a random act of violence.

"Homicide detectives have been working diligently analyzing physical, biological, and electronic evidence," officers said in a Tuesday press release. "They have conducted many witness interviews and search warrants regarding this case. In doing so, they identified and charged Vanae Lewis with the murder of Naim Addison."

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