Woman killed at Leisure World retirement community, man in custody: police

Woman dead, man in custody after retirement home homicide

Police responded to a report of a person in cardiac arrest. When they arrived, officers found an adult woman, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

SILVER SPRING, Md. - A woman is dead and a man in custody after what police are calling a homicide in a Montgomery County retirement community.

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What we know:

Montgomery County Police say the incident happened around 6 p.m. at the Leisure World retirement Community off Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring.

Police responded to a report of a person in cardiac arrest. When they arrived, officers found an adult woman, who was pronounced dead at the scene. 

A male suspect is in custody.

What they're saying:

Neighbors told FOX 5 DC they were shocked that this happened, stressing that this gated community for those 55 and up is safe and they’re sad to hear a woman died.

 I’m just in a state of shock. One of the reasons that I chose to move here a year and a half ago is because it’s a gated and secure community, but it’s my understanding that whoever committed the homicide is now in custody," said resident Alyssa Dortort. 

What we don't know:

We do not have the identity of the woman who died or the man who’s been arrested, nor do we know their exact relationship.