CATONSVILLE, MD — A woman and her 6-year-old daughter were found dead inside their Baltimore County home Thursday afternoon, and a man believed to be connected to their deaths was also found with a fatal gunshot wound, according to county investigators.

Around 3:30 p.m., police responded to a call for a welfare check in the 740 block of Wilton Farm Drive. Inside the residence, officers discovered 42-year-old Chantel Sharieff with signs of physical trauma. Her daughter, Kimana Sharieff, had sustained what appeared to be a gunshot wound. Both were pronounced dead at the scene.

Nearby, investigators located 43-year-old Mustafa Sharieff with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was also pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department ar

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