Man arrested in New Year's Eve homicide in La Plata: police
LA PLATA, Md. - Authorities have arrested a man they say shot and killed a person in Charles County on New Year's Eve.
The shooting happened just after 4:05 p.m. Saturday near Crain Highway and Port Tobacco Road in La Plata.
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Cordell Earl Spicer (Charles Co Sheriff / @CCSOMD)
Police say 30-year-old Donnell Henry Hawkins was found at the scene dead from multiple gunshot wounds. Investigators say 26-year-old Cordell Earl Spicer was located nearby and arrested. Spicer faces charges of first-degree murder in connection with the killing.
Officers say Spicer and Hawkins were known to each other. Spicer is being held without bond at the Charles County Detention Center.