HERNANDO, Fla. - Two people have been charged in connection with a 2021 homicide that left a 20-year-old dead, according to the Citrus County Sheriff's Office.

After an emergency call about a crash on North Alabaster Drive in Hernando, Marquel "Manny" Murray was found dead inside a 2020 white Dodge pick-up truck in the woods with several gunshot wounds.

Murray was the only person in the car and several bullet holes were seen on the outside of the pick-up truck.

This week, an intensive investigation by the Citrus County Sheriff's Office Major Crimes Unit produced arrest warrants for 29-year-old Thomas Smith and 29-year-old Dmitry Growdon.

Smith was taken into custody on Friday night after a traffic stop and Growdon was already in custody on unrelated charges.

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