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Inset: Rashard Mack (Baltimore Detention Center). Background: The flat analyzable wherever Mack allegedly killed his ex-girlfriend (WBAL).
A 23-year-old antheral successful Maryland has been arrested for allegedly killing his ex-girlfriend, fatally stabbing her astatine a residence successful Baltimore implicit the play conscionable a time aft she texted friends that helium near her successful fearfulness for her life.
Rashard Mack was taken into custody connected Saturday and charged with 1 number of first-degree execution successful the slaying of 22-year-old Taejhiana Walker, authorities announced. According to a news release from the Baltimore Police Department, officers astatine astir 1 p.m. connected Saturday responded to a study of a home disturbance astatine a residence located successful the 8300 artifact connected Nunley Drive regarding a reported home disturbance.
After arriving astatine the scene, archetypal responders said they entered the residence and located 2 adults — 1 of whom was aboriginal identified arsenic Walker — suffering from what appeared to beryllium stab wounds. Walker was pronounced dormant astatine the country portion the different unfortunate — who constabulary identified arsenic Mack — was transported to a section infirmary for attraction of non-life-threatening injuries.
Upon Mack’s merchandise from the hospital, detectives placed him nether apprehension and charged him with Walker’s murder.
Court documents obtained by Baltimore NBC affiliate WBAL provided further details astir the circumstances of Walker’s death.
According to the report, erstwhile constabulary archetypal reached the residence, Mack was recovered “seated successful the surviving country of the flat successful a metallic folding chair. A breached weapon leaf with humor connected it was observed connected the level adjacent to him.”
Initially, Mack reportedly told constabulary that Walker was his woman and that she tried to termination him, claiming she “was swinging a knife” astatine him, truthful helium “grabbed her manus and tried to halt her.”
“[T]he unfortunate retrieved a room weapon from her nightstand and stabbed him successful the abdomen,” constabulary reportedly wrote successful a probable origin affidavit transcribing Mack’s mentation of events. “He grabbed the weapon portion it was successful her manus and broke the leaf disconnected arsenic helium attempted to support her from stabbing him. He past wrestled her onto the furniture and past to the floor, and stated the unfortunate picked up the weapon leaf and stabbed him successful the leg. Mack past stated helium grabbed a brace of scissors and had to stab her a fewer much times.”
However, aft a preliminary investigation, authorities accidental grounds led them to judge that Mack attacked Walker portion she was connected the furniture and that his ain wounds were self-inflicted.
Police spoke to Walker’s roommate, who told them Walker and Mack met done Instagram successful the summertime of 2024 and the 2 started dating, Baltimore ABC affiliate WMAR reported. But earlier this year, Walker stopped taking Mack’s calls. Mack grew much frustrated, and reportedly adjacent began calling Walker’s roommates to scope her.
The time earlier Walker was fatally stabbed, Mack allegedly waited wrong her car for hours to talk to her. Later that night, she reportedly sent a household subordinate an ominous substance message:
“If I extremity up dead, his sanction is Rashard Mack,” the connection reportedly read.
Mack is presently being held successful the Baltimore County Detention Center without bond.
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