MD Woman Stabbed To Death In Baltimore Car By Man After Handing Money Out Window To “Needy” Woman

BALTIMORE, MD. (THECOUNT) — Jacquelyn Smith of Harford County, MD, has been identified as the woman killed in a bizarre incident Saturday involving a “needy” young woman begging for money on a Baltimore street corner.

Baltimore Police say Smith, 52, gave money out of her car window to what looked like a needy young mother was then stabbed to death by a man who approached the vehicle tried to steal her wallet.

Police said the female suspect was holding a cardboard sign saying, “Please Help me feed my Baby.”

Police said a man approached the vehicle to thank Smith for giving money but then proceeded to assault her and take her belongings.

A struggle ensued and the man stabbed Smith and fled on foot with the female suspect. It is unknown if the baby was real or not.

In a statement, police say Smith was riding in the passenger seat of a vehicle Saturday when she rolled down her window to give money to a woman who was carrying a baby or something made to look like a baby. source

No other information on the incident was immediately provided.

Anyone with possible information on the fatal incident should contact police at 911.

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