The man suspected of fatally shooting a Lackawanna College student earlier this month was apprehended in Syracuse, N.Y., tonight, U.S. Marshals announced.
The U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force tracked Ryan Harding, 18, to the Syracuse area. He fled when authorities approached him, leading them on a two-hour foot chase and search through an apartment complex, said U.S. Marshal Martin J. Pane of the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
The Syracuse Police Department SWAT team was called in and apprehended Mr. Harding, who was arrested without incident around 10 p.m., Mr. Pane said.
An additional suspect was arrested and is expected to be charged with aiding and abetting Mr. Harding, although authorities did not release his name.
Early on May 5, Mr. Harding, 519 Taylor Ave., shot Rahsan Crowder, 22, following an argument on the 700 block of Vine Street, police said. Mr. Harding shot Mr. Crowder in the thigh and then, with Marlon Clotter urging him on, shot him again in the chest, police said.
Mr. Harding was wanted on charges of first-degree murder, third-degree murder, aggravated assault, firearms not to be carried without a license and possession of a firearm prohibited.
Mr. Clotter was arrested May 9, charged with first-degree murder, third-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit third-degree murder.
Two other men, Kristopher Adkins, 18, and Devante Graham, 18, Mr. Clotter's brother, face charges for hindering apprehension in the case. Police believe the two hid Mr. Harding and Mr. Clotter and helped Mr. Harding flee the state.
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