A 72-year-old man was arrested for the murder of his 76-year-old girlfriend in Anne Arundel County, police say.

Bruce William Dunham was taken into custody on Thursday and charged after Johanna Gibbs was pronounced dead inside a home on Linden Avenue in Edgewater, Maryland.

Police said Dunham and Gibbs lived in the same house together.

The police response

Police responded around 8 a.m. to the home for reports of an unresponsive woman. Police said the woman died while suffering apparent trauma to her body.

Her body was taken to the Medical Examiner's Office to determine the cause and manner of her death.

Police are asking if anyone has information to call 410-222-4731, the Anne Arundel County Police Tip Line at 410-222-4700, or Crime Stoppers at 866-7LOCKUP.

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