Suspect Arrested in Group Home Homicide

Resident found unresponsive Sunday

WASHINGTON -- Police are questioning a suspect in Sunday’s homicide at a Northeast group home.
 
A woman was found unresponsive at the home, police said. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
 
The cause of death has not been released.
 
Donna Gardner, 48, was arrested and charged with murder, police said. She may have been a resident of the group home, too.
 
People with mental and physical challenges live in the home, neighbors said.
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