Nyatiaha Simone Faltz

A quiet evening in a Rosedale, Maryland neighborhood was shattered by gunfire on March 31, 2021, leaving two people dead and a young child wounded. Among the victims was 42-year-old Nyatiaha Simone Faltz, a female resident of the community. The incident, which unfolded in the 5500 block of Lanham Way, was the tragic culmination of a domestic dispute that had escalated throughout the evening.

Earlier that day, an argument began when Faltz and other family members went to dinner without 42-year-old Antowan S. Clark. Clark allegedly began calling Faltz repeatedly, leading her to ask him to leave their home. When Faltz and her family returned later that night, Clark was still present. The verbal altercation intensified, drawing in Faltz's 19-year-old son, Grantley Herbert. As Herbert confronted Clark inside the residence, the argument took a fatal turn, and gunshots rang out.

When Baltimore County Police officers arrived at the scene around 11 p.m., they discovered three individuals suffering from gunshot wounds. Nyatiaha Faltz and her son, Grantley Herbert, had both been shot in the upper body. An 8-year-old girl, Ka'niyah Watlington, was also struck by gunfire in the lower body. All three victims were transported to a local hospital, where both Faltz and Herbert succumbed to their injuries. The young girl survived and was reported to be in stable condition.

In the aftermath of the deadly shooting, authorities quickly identified Antowan S. Clark as the suspect. He was subsequently arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of Nyatiaha Faltz and Grantley Herbert. Following his arrest, Clark was held at the Baltimore County Detention Center without bail, awaiting a bail review hearing. Police have described the shooting as an isolated incident stemming from a domestic-related argument.