20 year old dies in possible retaliation murder

Monroe police are investigating a fatal shooting that claimed the life of a 20-year-old man Monday in what authorities believe may be connected to an earlier incident.

Clay Smith, 20, was fatally shot outside a residence on Breece Circle near South 1st Street Monday.

According to police, Smith was targeted when he arrived at what investigators believe was his girlfriend’s house.

During Tuesday night’s Monroe City Council meeting, Councilman Verbon Muhammad reported that Smith may have been struck by as many as 16 rounds. Police officials confirmed…

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