Two men are suspected in the murder of another man outside a Lexington apartment building last month.
Curtis F. Smith, 18, is wanted on robbery and murder charges in connection with the death of Charles I. Holder. Christopher Edward Taylor, 23, who is already in custody, is accused of complicity to commit murder and robbery, according to arrest warrants filed in Fayette District Court.
- Christopher Edward Taylor
- Curtis F. Smith
On the morning of Oct. 22, Holder, 31, was found with gunshot wounds in a breezeway of the Coolavin Apartments on West Sixth Street. He was taken to University of Kentucky Hospital, where he died.
Holder and Smith met in the breezeway for a drug transaction, according to court documents. Then, Smith produced a handgun and demanded money. Holder resisted and he was shot and killed by Smith, according to the arrest warrants.
Smith and Taylor fled in a Nissan Maxima that was later seized. The last person to possess the vehicle was Taylor, according to the warrants.
Forensic investigators found Smith’s fingerprints on the vehicle. Witnesses interviewed later said that Smith admitted to them that he shot and killed a man at the Coolavin Apartments.
If anyone knows Smith’s whereabouts or has recently seen him, call police at (859) 258-3700. Taylor is already in the Fayette County jail because of a probation violation, according to the jail’s Web site.
They actually finally caught the guy. Thank god. I hope he gets what he deserves.