Police: Reward in Double Homicide of 69-Year-Old Woman and Her Son

BALTIMORE, Md. (WJZ)-- Baltimore City Police are searching for whomever is responsible for gunning down 69-year-old Patricia Mosley and her son inside a west Baltimore home Monday afternoon.

Police are offering up to $2,000 for a tip leading to an arrest in this double murder, which left Mosley and her son, 42 year-old Samuel Jones, dead inside a home in the 2200 block of Poplar Grove.

Relatives are now trying to make sense of this tragedy, and some say they're concerned for their own safety.

"Whatever happened here today, she had nothing to do with it, and its very sad to know she was taken away in the midst of whatever else was going on," said the victim's nephew Rodney Mosley.

Family and neighbors say the woman was a minister who often had prayer meetings inside her home.

Police first knew something was wrong Monday afternoon when the fire department was called in for reports that a fire alarm was going off.

That's when they found found a 69-year-old woman suffering from gunshot wounds to the head and face and a male who was pronounced dead at the scene.

"So we're asking anyone in the public who was out there who hear something, knew something, please contact our detectives," said Lt. Jarron Jackson, Baltimore Police.

As police search for the shooter, family members are on edge.

"It concerns me, because I have other family members," Rodney Mosley said.

There are currently no witnesses nor suspects to this crime. Homicide detectives are asking anyone with information to call (410) 396-2100 or call Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP.

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