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Slain 83-year-old West Baltimore woman was independent, well-known throughout the neighborhood
 [BALTIMORESUN] Neighbors grew concerned when they didn’t see 83-year-old Dorothy Mae Neal walking with her cane to the bus stop as she did almost daily.The elderly woman was independent, and always could be seen leaving her apartment in the 2300 block of Winchester St. in West Baltimore. "She wasn’t the type to stay in the house," said her neighbor of 20 years, who didn’t want her name published out of safety concerns. When Neal was not seen for several days, the neighbor said she called police Wednesday and officers responded a short time later. Outside Neal’s basement unit at the Rosemont Gardens Apartments, Neal’s mail lay on the ground, which the neighbor said was unusual. Inside police found Neal just inside the door, the neighbor said. She was unresponsive and the apparent victim of an assault, police said. She was taken to the University of Maryland Medical Center where she was pronounced dead. Police are investigating her death as a homicide. Neal’s neighbor, 67, knew Neal since she bought a home on the block 20 years ago. She said Neal lived alone and only has family out of state. "She had no one to look after her," the neighbor said. Another neighbor who lives in Neal’s building, Eartha Davis, said she didn’t know Neal well, but often saw her coming and going from the bus stop with her cane. "It’s sad when anyone dies, but she was an elderly woman," Davis said. "It’s very scary. It’s the first time I heard of anything so close." Davis said she watched as paramedics carried Neal out of the apartment. Police came to her door and left a flyer asking for information, offering up to a $4,000 reward. Posted by: Fred 2018-09-02 |
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