A welfare check on January 22, 2026, led Anne Arundel County officers to a home on the 100 block of Harwood Road in Harwood, Maryland, where they found a violent scene. On the main level they discovered 78-year-old Sharon Ann Waldow with an apparent gunshot wound; a second person, 62-year-old Mark Edward Waldow, was found shot on the lower level. A firearm was recovered at the scene.

Detectives from the county’s Homicide Unit took over the investigation and both bodies were sent to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for autopsies. Authorities have described the incident as domestic-related and say there is no ongoing threat to the public. No arrests or suspects have been announced.

If anyone has information about Sharon Ann Waldow or Mark Edward Waldow or about events at the Harwood Road residence in the days before January 22, contact the Anne Arundel County Homicide Unit.