Police ID Suspect Arrested For Dollar General Store Fatal Shooting

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Police have identified a suspect in custody, accused of fatally shooting a father of 12 who was murdered at a Dollar General store.

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Baltimore Police say 27-year-old Michael Thompson was charged today in the death of Deric Ford Sr. The 54-year-old Dollar General Manager was gunned down just minutes before the west Baltimore store closed Tuesday night.

Thompson also faces charges in a separate murder case. Police say the same gun was used in both killings.

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