The Maryland man was accused of being responsible for the mass shooting. The Marland man lived on the same street as the victims, and they had a history of disputes for years.
Maryland Man was alleged in fatally shot dead 3 Latinos over parking disputes
Prosecutors indicted hate crime charges against a Maryland man accused of killing three people and injuring three more over a parking dispute.
Maryland man shot to death three Latinos. The Maryland man accused of shooting the Latinos is white. A Maryland man and the victims have lived on the same street and have had a history of disputes for years, including racial slurs allegations against one of the shooting victims.
Charles Robert Smith, a Maryland man charged with second-degree murder. Now the Maryland man faces first-degree murder and hate-crime charges in the death of the three Latinos, Mario Mireles, his father Nicholas Mireles, and Christian Segovia.
Hate crime law in Maryland applies to crimes that are motivated by another person’s race, gender identity, color, gender, disability, national origin, or religious beliefs
The six people were attending a party when a parking dispute broke out. The verbal argument between the Maryland man and the victims became physical.
The Maryland man pulled his gun to the victims. Three died, and three were injured.
The Maryland man surrendered when the police arrived at the scene. The Maryland man told officers he shot the victims because they shot first at his house. However, none of the witnesses saw that the victims had a firearm.