In the early morning hours of January 4, 2021, gunfire shattered a Clarksburg, Maryland home. Mary Ann Carver Blackburn, 56, was shot multiple times inside her residence on Frederick Road. A family member awakened by the shots called 911 and reported that Mary Ann had been shot by her son, David Mark Blackburn.

Montgomery County officers found Mary Ann with multiple gunshot wounds and she was taken to a local hospital, where she died of her injuries. Detectives determined the incident to be a domestic-related homicide. David Mark Blackburn, 24, was taken into custody at the scene and later charged with first-degree murder. The motive has not been released.

If anyone knew Mary Ann or has information about what led to this killing, please share what you know with the investigators handling the case.