Deputies from the Cecil County Sheriff's Office were called at around 4:40 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon to a Bell Manor Road home, where there was a report of a person who had been struck with an arrow, fired by an occupant of the residence, according to officials.
Cecil County Emergency Service paramedics rushed the woman to Lancaster General Hospital in Pennsylvania, where she later died from her injuries.
The person who fired the crossbow was found inside the home and taken to the Cecil County Sheriff's Office.
Possible charges are pending.
No information about the crossbow-wielding suspect or victim has been released by investigators.
Anyone with information regarding the incident has been asked to contact Det. Jonathan Eldreth at the sheriff's office by calling (410) 392-2126 or emailing Jonathan.Eldreth@cecilsheriffmd.gov.
More details are expected to be released.
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