Arrest Made In Murder Of Baltimore Man Killed Over Neighborly Feud

BALTIMORE, Md. (WJZ) — Police person made an apprehension successful the execution of a Baltimore antheral killed implicit a feud with his neighbor, authorities said Tuesday.

Alejandro Gonzalez, 38, is charged with first-degree execution successful the shooting decease of Travis Ben-Watkins, according to the Baltimore Police Department.

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Ben-Watkins, 26, was recovered changeable aggregate times astir 8:30 p.m. Sept. 4 by constabulary investigating a shooting reported successful the 5000 artifact of Corley Road.

He was taken to an country hospital, wherever helium was pronounced dead.

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Homicide detectives aboriginal learned that Ben-Watkins had been progressive successful an ongoing feud with his neighbour that escalated erstwhile helium was shot.

Based connected their findings, detectives identified Gonzalez arsenic the shooting fishy and got a warrant for his arrest.

The 38-year-old was taken into custody successful Georgia and extradited to Baltimore precocious past month.

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Court records amusement Gonzalez has a preliminary proceeding scheduled for Oct. 28.

CBS Baltimore Staff