Suspect arrested in Ernest Edwin Baylor, Jr. killing

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Talib Clay has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder while armed for the alleged murder of Ernest Edwin Baylor, Jr.

On Oct. 27 police found Baylor, 22, suffering from gunshot wounds on the 2200 block of Hunter Pl., SE. Baylor was transported to a nearby hospital, where all life-saving efforts failed.

Clay, 28, was arrested on Nov. 13. He has a preliminary hearing on Nov. 27 at 9:30 a.m.