Md. husband turns self in after wife’s shooting death

Editor’s Note, 4/29/2017, 9:30 p.m.: This story was updated to indicate that deputies were called in on Friday.

WASHINGTON — A Calvert County man turned himself in to police Saturday after his wife was found dead in their Rawhide Road home Friday night.

Deputies responded to a call at about 9:30 p.m. Friday to assist a sick or injured person.

When they arrived, they found Tanya Louise Harley, 34, dead from an apparent gunshot wound.

Her husband, James W. Harley Jr., 38, left the scene before deputies arrived.

He turned himself in Sunday afternoon and is now considered a suspect.

Will Vitka

William Vitka is a Digital Writer/Editor for WTOP.com. He's been in the news industry for over a decade. Before joining WTOP, he worked for CBS News, Stuff Magazine, The New York Post and wrote a variety of books—about a dozen of them, with more to come.

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