Arlington woman arrested after dispute turns fatal on New Year’s Day

WASHINGTON — An Arlington, Virginia woman faces a murder charge in connection to another woman’s death on New Year’s Day, police said.

Linda Snow, 60, has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder, Arlington County police said Wednesday.

Officers responded to the 5100 block of 8th Road S. around 10 a.m. Tuesday for a report of a stabbing. They found a woman suffering from trauma, police said. The woman was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead. She has been identified as Alice Carter, 64, of Arlington.

Police said Snow and Carter knew each other, and that the killing stemmed from a dispute inside a residence.

The chief medical examiner’s office will determine Carter’s cause of death.

Snow is being held without bond.

Below is a map of the area where the fatal dispute took place:

Teta Alim

Teta Alim is a Digital Editor at WTOP. Teta's interest in journalism started in music and moved to digital media.

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