On an October morning in 2023 a Williamsport, Maryland home on Cedar Ridge Road became the scene of a domestic homicide. Joann Kay Martz, 66, was found dead in the residence from apparent gunshot wounds after a 911 call in which her husband, 73-year-old David Martz Jr., told the dispatcher he had shot his wife. Deputies from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office arrested David Martz Jr. at the scene without incident and Joann was pronounced dead there.

Charges were later filed against David Martz Jr., including first-degree murder, second-degree murder, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, and reckless endangerment. The case has moved into the legal system; the full facts of what occurred that morning will be developed in court. If anyone knew Joann Kay Martz or witnessed events around Cedar Ridge Road that morning, please share information with investigators.