Maryland Man Arrested in Murder of Transgender Woman

Rico Leblond, 20, was charged with first-degree murder.

Ziona, 21, died from several gunshot wounds, police said.

Rico Hector Leblond, 20, was arrested in connection with Ziona's murder Friday night, according to police.

"Investigators learned that Ziona and Leblond knew each other and had some degree of friendship prior to Ziona’s murder," the police said in a news release.

The police aren't elaborating on their friendship at this time, Montgomery County Police Capt. Paul Starks told ABC News today.

"This is a horrific crime and a tragedy for those who knew Zella," Montgomery County Police Chief J. Thomas Manger said in a statement released before Leblond's arrest. "As with all homicides in Montgomery County, we have detectives working around the clock to thoroughly and completely investigate this murder."

Leblond has been charged with first-degree murder and is being held without bond, police said.

A bond review for Leblond was set for Oct. 19 in Rockville. It was unclear whether he had an attorney.