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  "textContent": "Three Baltimore men have been charged in a deadly 2025 shooting in Columbia that investigators say was a targeted attack.\n\nMontreal Proctor, 26, Talondo Short, 36, and Damon Simpson Jr., 34, face first‑ and second‑degree murder, assault and firearm charges in the Aug. 19 killing of 39‑year‑old Leon Grant of Salisbury.\n\nPolice said Grant was found dead inside a vehicle around 10:35 p.m. in a parking lot off Dove Sail Lane and Merriweather Drive near Merriweather Post Pavilion.\n\nInvestigators believe Grant met Proctor at the location, and as he entered Proctor’s vehicle, Short and Simpson arrived in another car. Grant was shot, and Short and Simpson fled while Proctor remained at the scene, according to police.\n\nDetectives said Proctor and Grant knew each other and the shooting appears to have been targeted. Proctor and Short are being held without bond at the Howard County Detention Center. Simpson is jailed in another jurisdiction on an unrelated case.\n\nAnyone with information is asked to contact police at 410‑313‑STOP or HCPDCrimeTips@howardcountymd.gov.",
  "title": "3 Baltimore men charged in targeted fatal shooting in Columbia, police say"
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