Homeless man hit with stick, killed in Maryland

GLEN BURNIE, Md. (AP) — Anne Arundel County Police have charged a homeless man with killing another homeless man after an altercation in a wooded area in Glen Burnie.

Officers were called to Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard about 7:40 p.m. Tuesday. Police found 46-year-old Keith Lee Boggs dead at the scene. Authorities say Boggs had trauma to his upper body.

Detectives say witnesses described a fight between Boggs and 44-year-old Joseph Eugene Wright. Police say Wright hit Boggs with a stick.

Police found Wright and arrested him. He is charged with second-degree murder.

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