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Maurice Peaker Jr., 26, of Philadelphia was apprehended in Yeadon, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, according to according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez.
The U.S. Marshals NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force based in Camden was assisted in making Peaker's arrest by the U.S. Marshals Eastern PA Violent Crimes Task Force, Philadelphia Division.
Thomas Smith, 67, of Camden was found near Kaighn Avenue and Rose Street in Camden suffering from a gunshot wound on Aug. 15, Mayer and Rodriguez said. Smith was pronounced dead at an area hospital later that day, they said.
Peaker was being held at the George Hill Correctional Facility in Delaware County, Pennsylvania pending an extradition hearing.
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