HAVERHILL, Mass. (AP) - The suspect in a drive-by shooting in Massachusetts has been arrested in Virginia.
The Eagle-Tribune reports that 27-year-old Eddy Manuel Almonte, of Haverhill (HAY’-vruhl), was arrested Tuesday in Winchester, Virginia.
He is being held there while he awaits extradition.
Almonte is the suspect in the May 17 shooting of 20-year-old Nike Colon, who was killed while riding in the front passenger seat of a pickup truck by someone in a passing vehicle. Colon was driven to City Hall where firefighters administered first aid. The Haverhill man was flown to a Boston hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The district attorney’s office did not disclose a motive.
Mayor James Fiorentini says the arrest shows the city won’t tolerate gang activity.
It could not be determined in Almonte had an attorney.
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Information from: The Eagle-Tribune, http://www.eagletribune.com
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