A Union City, Erie County, man was charged yesterday in the July killing and robbery of a Union man in July.

Raymond Goodwill Jr., 79, of West High Street Extension, was found dead in his home the morning of July 4 by a female acquaintance. The Erie County coroner's office attributed the death to blunt force trauma to the head.

State police in Erie arrested Donald Howard, 46, a friend of the victim, based on interviews with acquaintances and DNA evidence collected from the victim's wallet.

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