New Year's Eve Domestic Stabbing Victim, Suspect Identified By Baltimore County Police

PIKESVILLE, MD — Police on Thursday identified the victim and the suspect in a fatal domestic stabbing on New Year's Eve in Pikesville.

Officers said the victim was 57-year-old Melanie Fried and the suspect is 21-year-old Xander Fried.

Authorities said they charged Xander Fried with first-degree murder. He is being held without bond at the Baltimore County Detention Center.

Police said they were called to a home in the 100 block of Brightside Avenue around 1:45 p.m. Tuesday.

Officers said the call initially came out as "a domestic dispute between a family member and the homeowner."

Authorities said they found the victim inside the home and she was pronounced dead on the scene.

The Baltimore County Police Department said it took the suspect into custody on the day of the stabbing.

This map shows the area where officers said the stabbing happened.