Murder and drug charges have been filed in connection with the fatal shooting of a woman inside a Richfieldapartment last Saturday.

Yusuf Ali Salat, 25, is accused of causing the woman’s death without intent while committing a second-degree assault and of possessing fifty grams or more of cocaine or methamphetamine while using or possessing a firearm.

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According to the criminal complaint, the shooting occurred on Dec. 13 inside an apartment building on the7600 block of Knox Avenue South.Police were called after a resident reported seeing a man dragging what appeared to be a dead or dying woman out of an apartment. Officers entering the building observed apparent blood on the ground and walls in a common hallway and followed blood evidence to an apartment door that also appeared stained.