Howard County Police have announced they've arrested a man and charged him with the 2020 murder of Raiah Ahmad and her baby girl Ahja.
Edward Robinson was arrested on Wednesday, April 9, and has been charged with two counts of first- and second-degree murder as well as other charges.
Court documents reveal that Robinson was a friend of Ahmad's boyfriend.
Ahmad was 30 years old when she was shot while inside a home on Dovecote Drive in Columbia.
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She'd been 28 weeks pregnant at the time, and doctors were able to deliver her daughter, Ahja, despite Rabiah's injuries. Rabiah died at the hospital, and Ahja only survived five days.
"Our detectives never rest until they get justice for a grieving family," says Police Chief Gregory Der. "And today, we were able to provide Rabiah's family with some sense of closure."
Rabiah's aunt, Anita Najiy spoke to police last September and said she got a tip that Robinson had had a dispute with other individuals who were living at the Dovecote Drive home.
According to charging documents, after Najiy got the tip about Robinson, "she retrieved the guest book from the Ahmad funeral and located the following individual that signed the book: Eddie Robinson."
She also said that he "even spoke to funeral participants in front of her casket."
The witness that had reached out to Najiy also told police that Robinson had reached out to her "randomly" on Snapchat and told her that the shooting hadn't been intended to harm Rabiah, but two others.
They found a gun in Robinson's home that matched the caliber of projectiles at the scene.
Robinson is currently being held without bond.
This story is developing. We will continue to update as we learn more details.
