WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Earlier in the day, local authorities offered a $100,000 reward for any information about the location of the suspect.
We've got him! Markeith Loyd in OPD ICustody. Details to come. Media: stand by for details on press conference. pic.twitter.com/SVjFUEvNak
— Orlando Police (@OrlandoPolice) 18 января 2017 г.
"We've got him! Markeith Loyd in OPD in custody. Details to come," the department said in a Twitter post on Tuesday.
Loyd is accused of shooting and killing Clayton in the parking lot of an Orlando-area Walmart store last week before hijacking a car and fleeing the scene. He is also suspected in the December shooting death of a pregnant woman, identified by media as his ex-girlfriend.
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