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Michael Allen, 19, of Collingswood, was taken into custody by members of the U.S. Marshals Service Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force from Norfolk, VA, Thursday at a residence in Newport News, Virginia, Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill Mayer and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez said.
Allen was charged on Oct. 29 with first-degree murder in the death of 28-year-old Lamont Demby of Camden.
Demby was fatally shot in the area of Jackson Street and Warsaw Street at 3:21 p.m. on Oct. 22. He was transported to Cooper University Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries at 4:11 p.m.
Allen is currently being held in Virginia and is awaiting extradition to New Jersey.
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