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Man arrested for allegedly killing his wife at a Giant Food store

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Posted at 10:49 AM, Jan 07, 2024
and last updated 2024-01-07 23:09:33-05

FREDERICK COUNTY, Md. — A man accused of shooting a woman at a Giant Food's store in Frederick County is now in police custody.

Just after 11:00 p.m. on Saturday night, deputies found the woman, identified as 33-year-old Tenisha Butler, at the market on Sugarloaf Parkway. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

The suspect, Frederick Owusu Sakyi, 33, was later located and apprehended without incident.

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Deputies searched his vehicle and found a handgun in the front seat and an assault rife in the backseat.

Initial investigations revealed that Sakyi was the estranged husband of Butler and they were going through a divorce.

Allegedly, there was also a history of protective orders and stalking done by Sakyi.

He was taken to the Frederick County Adult Detention Center for booking.

The Urbana Shopping Center has been reopened to the public.