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UPDATE: Suspect's charges upgraded after Marion County shooting victim dies

Charges have been upgraded for a Marion County man suspected of shooting a man in his home on Monday after that victim died on Thursday.

MARION COUNTY — According to the Marion County Sheriff's Office, charges have been upgraded for 40-year-old Prentiss Earl Smith II, the man suspected of shooting Frederick Thomas on Monday.

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Thomas died on Thursday from his injuries as a result of the shooting, causing Smith's charge to be upgraded from Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon to Murder.

Deputies from the Marion County Sheriff's Office are continuing their investigation in this case.

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