BALTIMORE (AP) - Two men have been charged in the shooting of an election ballot box security guard last month, Baltimore police said.
Police said 24-year-old Christopher Winchester and 27-year-old Jamal Simmons were charged with attempted first-degree murder, and weapon and assault charges stemming from the October attack, The Baltimore Sun reported Tuesday.
On Oct. 26, detectives arrested Winchester and Simmons in separate locations in Baltimore city, police said.
Charging documents said the guard, Tray Jackson, was shot multiple times on Oct. 15 and suffered life-threatening injuries. Police said Jackson, who remains hospitalized in stable condition, was protecting the election ballot box outside of the Achievement Academy High School.
Charging documents provided no motive or indication that the crime was connected in any way to Jackson’s election duties while working as a guard.
It’s unclear whether Winchester or Simmons had an attorney who would comment on their behalf.
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