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Police Investigate Death Of Woman In Glen Burnie

GLEN BURNIE, Md. (AP) -- Anne Arundel County police are investigating a homicide at a home in Glen Burnie, and a family member has been arrested.

Police were called to the home Tuesday to find Dianna Fitzwater, 62, dead in her living room. A witness at the home said she was found unresponsive.

On Wednesday, the state medical examiner ruled Fitzwater had died as a result of asphyxiation and ruled the death a homicide.

Fitzwater's great nephew Brandon Zachary Duncan has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the case. He was at the house when Fitzwater was found.

(Copyright 2013 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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