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Maryland Man Charged With Gunning Down Keith Hughes Jr. In 2021: Police
A man has been arrested and charged with the first-degree murder of another man he gunned down in 2021, authorities said.
Ernest Smith, 33, was arrested on Tuesday, March 22 and charged with the murder of Keith Hughes Jr., Baltimore City Police said. He is being held at Central Booking and is waiting to see a court commissioner, police said.
Police found two adult males, including Hughes, 37, shot in the 1800 block of E. Lafayette Avenue just before 4 p.m. on July 5, 2021, police said. Hughes was taken to John Hopkins Hospital where he later died.
After homicide dete…
