A domestic argument in an Ellicott City home turned deadly on April 22, 2021, when 55-year-old Andrea Ruth Mangum-Haugh was shot inside her daughter’s house on Bethany Lane. She was taken to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center in critical condition and died two days later on April 24, 2021.

Howard County police arrested 32-year-old Samantha Marie Myers at the scene without incident. Two young children were in the home but were not injured. Initial charges against Myers included attempted first-degree murder, assault, and firearms violations; authorities said they intended to upgrade charges to first-degree murder after Mangum-Haugh’s death. Investigators reported an argument between mother and daughter before the shooting but have not released a specific motive.

If anyone has information about the events at the Bethany Lane residence or witnessed activity in the neighborhood that afternoon, please come forward.