Prosecutors in Gary Smith’s retrial said in opening statements Thursday that evidence will show that Smith killed his roommate, a fellow Army Ranger with whom he served in Afghanistan, in their Gaithersburg apartment.

But a defense lawyer said in Montgomery County Circuit Court in Rockville that he believes the second murder trial will show that the victim, Michael McQueen, killed himself — either accidentally or in a suicide.

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