NORTH CHARLESTON — Police arrested a man in connection with an early October shooting where a man was killed while taking out his trash.

Eric Malloy Mitchell, 28, was charged Nov. 3, according to a post from North Charleston police on their CrimeWatch platform .

He faces six criminal charges including murder, attempted murder, armed robbery, marijuana possession with intent to distribute and two counts related to weapons possession.

Police contend Mitchell played a role in the slaying of 26-year-old Jamichael Blair on Oct. 2.

Blair had been reportedly taking out the trash near a home in the 4800 block of Piedmont Avenue around 12:30 p.m., that day. Officers responded to find him lying on the ground with a gunshot wound.

As responding authorities applied pressure to the wound, Bl

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