Murder Of Mother And Baby Still Unsolved One Year Later

COLUMBIA, Md. (WJZ)– Howard County Police are asking for accusation successful an unsolved execution of a parent and her babe that happened 1 twelvemonth agone today.

On July 31, 2020, astir 11 p.m., Howard County constabulary responded to the 6600 artifact of Dovecote Drive for a study of respective gunshots.

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When constabulary arrived they discovered aggregate bullets had been changeable into the location from the outside.

Rabiah Ahmad, 30, had been struck. She had precocious moved to Maryland and had been staying astatine the residence for lone a fewer months.

Rabiah Ahmad was 28 weeks large erstwhile she was changeable portion wrong the residence. She was transported to a infirmary wherever she aboriginal died.

Doctors delivered her babe girl, Ahja, who remained successful captious information until she died 5 days later.

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Detectives bash not judge Ahmad was targeted and person been pursuing up connected each imaginable pb successful the case. So far, nary has led to a suspect.

“Over the people of a year, things change,” said Police Chief Lisa Myers. “Relationships change. Someone who whitethorn person been reluctant to travel guardant a twelvemonth agone whitethorn beryllium acceptable now. We are putting retired this reminder connected this tragic day that we are inactive moving this lawsuit and offering a important reward. I impulse anyone who tin assistance america lick this senseless calamity to travel forward.”

Detectives are re-releasing video of the car they judge was utilized successful the murder, an older-model achromatic sedan. The video shows the conveyance traveling on the 8000 artifact of Harriet Tubman Lane soon aft the shooting.

Police judge that astatine this signifier of the investigation, immoderate tiny portion of accusation could assistance enactment unneurotic captious details successful the case.

The constabulary department’s reward has been raised passim the probe to up to $30,000. Anyone with accusation is urged to interaction constabulary astatine 410-313-STOP or HCPDCrimeTips@howardcountymd.gov. Callers whitethorn stay anonymous.

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