Charlottesville man charged with murder in Elliewood Avenue shooting

FROM STAFF REPORTS Charlottesville police have arrested a man in connection with the early Saturday morning killing near the Elliewood Avenue parki...

March 21, 2023
1:54 AM

FROM STAFF REPORTS Charlottesville police have arrested a man in connection with the early Saturday morning killing near the Elliewood Avenue parking garage in the city. Lakori Brooks, a 21-year-old Charlottesville resident, has been charged with the second-degree murder of Cody Brian Smith and the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, the Charlottesville Police Department announced Monday evening. The 26-year-old Smith died at 5:31 a.m. on Saturday after being shot around 2 a.m., according to police.

Mike Kropf