Two men implicated in the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of a five-year-old girl in Dorchester County, including the girl’s father, now face dozens of charges as their cases move to circuit court, while a third suspect has now been charged with her murder.

The father of a five-year-old girl tragically killed in a Dorchester County shooting earlier this month has now been charged in connection to an earlier incident in Hurlock that police say was linked, according to court documents acquired by WBOC.

WBOC has obtained charging documents against a murder suspect that also implicate a former employee of the Dorchester County State’s Attorney’s Office in an investigation into the fatal shooting of a five-year-old girl in Linkwood earlier this month.