Crime & Safety

Arrest Made in Shooting of Laurel Resident Paul Aime Tano Danzo

Police are looking for a second person in connection with the murder, which happened after a fight at the Balletto night club in Washington, D.C.

A Prince George’s Man faces murder charges after a Laurel man was found shot to death near the Balletto night club in March, NBC4 reports.

According to reports, 33-year-old Michael A. Smith, of Suitland, Md., faces first-degree murder and conspiracy charges in the death of 24-year-old Paul Aime Tano Danzo of Laurel

According to NBC4, Danzo was shot in the head on March 21 in the 1000 block of 17th Street NW in Washington, D.C. He was found in his vehicle at about 2:30 a.m.

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Witnesses told police that they heard at least four or five gunshots after a fight at the Balletto night club continued outside after the club closed, according to WJLA.


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