Charles Robert Smith, Annapolis, Maryland man shoots & kills 3 Hispanic men during birthday party as next door neighbor was embroiled in ongoing disputes.
And again. A Maryland man has been arrested for allegedly shooting at his neighbors during a birthday party over the weekend that left three people dead — including a father and son along with three others injured.
Charles Robert Smith, 45, was charged with three counts of second-degree murder, three counts of first-degree assault and three counts of attempted murder and use of a handgun in the commission of a crime, Sunday night, Annapolis Police Chief Edward Jackson announced Monday.
Smith is being held without bond at the Jennifer Road Detention Center. It wasn’t immediately clear whether he has a lawyer.
‘Normally quiet neighborhood’
Smith, who is white, lived in the block of 1000 Paddington Place in Annapolis where the shooting took place, Jackson said. The area where the massacre took place was described by locals as ‘normally a quiet neighborhood.’
Police were called to the area at 7:50 p.m. Sunday for a report of a mass shooting and found three people dead and three injured.
Three Hispanic men were killed: Nicholas Mireles, 55, of Odenton; his son Mario Antonio Mireles Ruiz, 27, of Annapolis; and Christian Marlon Segovia, 25, of Severn, officials announced Monday.
Two of the wounded were airlifted to a local hospital, and another was taken by ambulance. All three were stable Monday afternoon, Jackson said.
Some of the victims lived in the block of the shooting, and others lived in the area, Jackson said.
55-yr-old Nicholas Mireles. His son, 27-yr-old Mario Mireles Ruiz. And 25-yr-old Christian Segovia. All killed in yesterday’s #MassShooting. I spoke with two of Nicholas’ eight children. One child saw it all happen. I could feel his pain. Their story is on tonight. @wbaltv11 pic.twitter.com/OhUpgBz3JN
— Tommie Clark (@TommieClarkWBAL) June 13, 2023
Triggered over a parking spot
Police said that a long handgun and a semi-automatic weapon were used in what was described as an ‘interpersonal dispute.’
Annapolis police said a birthday party was going on when shots were fired. Jackson said 150 to 200 people were there when he arrived.
Smith was not attending the party, police said.
While officials gave no official motive for the shooting, it is believed the gunman and the victims had been embroiled in ongoing neighborly fissures.
Latest reports suggest the shooting may have been triggered over a conflict over a parking spot.
