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Police arrest fugitive wanted for New Year's Day murder

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Marcellus Smith (Source: US Marshals)

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) -

A fugitive wanted for murder, is now behind bars.

Marcellus Smith, 22, was arrested around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday in the 1600 block of Buckingham Avenue in Cleveland.

Police say Smith, along with his brother, shot and killed a man with a shotgun around 2 a.m. on New Year's Day.

The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force sent out a news release Monday, asking for the publics help in finding Smith. The news release stated Smith should be considered armed and dangerous.

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