A Virginia man was charged for the fatal stabbing of his fiancée in her Ellicott City apartment.

Detectives said 34-year-old Rondale Dickerson of Mappsville, Virginia was detained after police found 44-year-old Shelaya Broadwater stabbed Thursday afternoon in the 3100 block of West Springs Drive.

Investigators said the two were recently engaged, and a motive in the woman’s death is still unclear. Dickerson faces charges of first- and second-degree murder, assault, and home invasion.

The investigation is ongoing.

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