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Summary: Joshua McClain, 39, died in a Nov. 7 Florence, Alabama, shooting. Rayshon Thompson, 28, was arrested by police and charged with murder and reckless endangerment.
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A Saturday afternoon shooting at a Florence business claimed the life of 39-year-old white man, Joshua Darren McClain, and left another person wounded. A 28-year-old black male, Rayshon Thompson, 28, was arrested at the scene and later charged in connection with the Nov. 7 killing, according to police.
Victim Identified
McClain, a Florence resident, was identified by authorities as the person who died in the shooting at Black Light Smoke Shop. Officers with the Florence Police Department were dispatched at approximately 3 p.m. after receiving a report of gunfire. When they arrived, they found two victims and took a suspect into custody.
The second victim had also been shot and received medical attention at the scene. Police described that person's injury as non-life-threatening. Authorities have not publicly identified the surviving victim.
Investigators identified the suspect as Rayshon Isaiah Thompson, 28, also of Florence. After further investigation, detectives said they had developed probable cause to charge him with murder and felony reckless endangerment.
Thompson was booked into the Lauderdale County Detention Center, where he was being held without bond pending an Aniah's Law hearing.
Murder Charges
The murder charge concerns McClain's death. The reckless-endangerment charge is also connected to the incident, which left a second person with a gunshot wound. The charges are allegations, and Thompson is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
McClain worked at a tattoo shop near the smoke shop, according to the owner of that business, who told local television station WAFF that he knew McClain personally.
The station also reported that surveillance footage from a nearby business captured activity outside the smoke shop in the moments after the shooting. The video showed Thompson near a vehicle and police arriving shortly afterward. It did not establish what led to the gunfire.
Police have not released a motive or explained what happened inside the business before the shooting. They also have not provided details about any relationship between Thompson and either victim.
Sources/related links:
WAFF – Florence Man Arrested After Deadly Shooting at Smoke Shop
Quad Cities Daily – Florence Police Make Arrest in Saturday Shooting
WAFF – Surveillance Video Captures Moments After Deadly Florence Shooting
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