Stabbing On Pleasant Street
Annapolis City police were called to the corner of Pleasant & Clay Streets at 230pm this afternoon for a reported stabbing. Upon arrival, police identified a female victim who was transported to Anne Arundel Medical Center and was pronounced dead at 3:13pm. The name of the victim was not released.
From a source close to the investigation, this does not appear to be a random act and police are currently investigating.
The stabbing death comes on the heels of 2009 which saw the crime rate in the city decrease substantially.