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Waterbury police searching second suspect in Saturday homicide

Basil Smith, 29, is charged with 11 offenses, including murder, first-degree assault and first-degree reckless endangerment in connection with the death of 23-year-old Gregory Rafael Santos-Frias.

Smith is considered armed and dangerous and “currently has warrants from State of Connecticut’s Department of Correction / Parole for being an absconder from parole along with an active and outstanding warrant from Bridgeport Police Department for weapons charges,” police said.

Anyone with information on Smith’s whereabouts should contact Waterbury police at (203) 574-6941 or Crime Stoppers at (203) 755-1234.

Santos-Frias was shot multiple times near East Main Street around 11:39 p.