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Suspect charged in fatal carjacking of Silver Spring woman

A man has been charged in a carjacking that left a Maryland woman dead after she was struck by her own vehicle.

Jose Aguilar-Martinez, 21, from El Salvador, has been charged with carjacking and is being held without bond at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center in Virginia, according to .

Around 11:40 a.m. Sunday, deputies were called to the Town Center Plaza at Sterling, along Route 7, for the report of a carjacking.

They found Melody Waldecker, 54, of Silver Spring, had been struck by her own vehicle and killed on the scene.

Aguilar-Martinez then fled in the vehicle but was promptly taken into custody, the sheriff’s office said.

He was also transported to a hospital for evaluation for “an unrelated medical condition,” the sheriff’s office said.

Additional charges are pending for Aguilar-Martinez as the investigation continues.

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Ciara Wells

Ciara Wells is the Evening Digital Editor at ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½. She is a graduate of American University where she studied journalism and Spanish. Before joining ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½, she was the opinion team editor at a student publication and a content specialist at an HBCU in Detroit.

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