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Man Acquitted In Fatal Baltimore Firebombing Shot To Death

BALTIMORE (AP) -- A man acquitted this year of murder charges relating to a Baltimore firebombing that killed two teens has been fatally shot.

News outlets report that 27-year-old Antonio Wright was fatally shot on Friday morning. His attorney, Warren Brown, told The Baltimore Sun that Wright's death was "another casualty in the war on each other."

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Wright was accused of throwing two Molotov cocktails into a home in March 2017, killing 19-year-old Shi-heem Sholto and 17-year-old Tyrone James and injuring six others.

Baltimore police had labeled Wright "Public Enemy No. 1" before his arrest, but he denied any involvement in the attack in a Facebook livestream while surrendering.

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Brown says he had urged Wright to move away from the area after his acquittal.

No information about suspects has been released.

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