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Man Charged With Hate Crimes, Murder For Mass Shooting In Maryland Over Parking Spot

The 43-year-old man implicated in a mass shooting in Annapolis last month has been indicted on multiple murder and hate crimes, authorities announced.

Charles Robert Smith

Charles Robert Smith

Photo Credit: Annapolis Police Department
Annapolis Police Chief Edward Jackson at the scene of the mass shooting.

Annapolis Police Chief Edward Jackson at the scene of the mass shooting.

Photo Credit: Annapolis Police Department

Charles Robert Smith was hit with a 42-count indictment following the mass shooting that left three dead, including a father and son, in Annapolis on Sunday, June 11. 

Specifically, Smith was charged with: 

  • Three counts of first-degree murder;
  • Three counts of race/religious crime resulting in death;
  • Six counts of attempted first-degree murder;
  • Six counts of attempted second-degree murder;
  • Six counts of first-degree assault;
  • Six counts of Second-degree assault;
  • Nine counts of use of a firearm in a crime of violence.

Authorities said that at approximately 8 p.m. on Sunday, members of the Annapolis Police Department were called to a home in the 100 block of Paddington Place to investigate a shooting that left nine men with injuries, including three that died.

Three men were killed in the incident: 

  • Nicholas Miereles, 55, of Odenton;
  • Mario Antonio Mireles Ruiz, 27, of Annapolis;
  • Christian Marlon Segovia, 25, of Severn. 

Surviving victims, according to the state's attorney's office include: 

  • Rosalina Segovia, 29; 
  • Paul melvin Johnson III, 28;
  • Enner Joel Canales-Hernandez, 26;
  • Judith Abundez, 26;
  • Harcina Ruiz, 58;
  • Mario Ayala Rodriguez, 29.

The shooting was reportedly over a parking spot while a family was having a large party at their Annapolis home.

Smith remains behind bars and is being held without bond.

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