A suspect in the murder of a 40-year-old man in East Hartford Sunday night has been arrested on a fugitive from justice charge out of New Jersey, according to East Hartford police.
East Hartford police said Keiran K. Walker, 39, is a suspect in the murder of 40-year-old Sean Arcari, of East Hartford, but their case is still pending and Walker is being held as a fugitive from justice in connection with a case in New Jersey.
Walker has an outstanding warrant out of New Jersey and he was taken into custody as he was fleeing from an apartment complex in East Hartford, East Hartford police said.
In court Thursday, the prosecutor said that Walker and the victim got into some sort of dispute before the shooting. They both lived at the same rooming house.
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Police believe Walker fled the shooting and went to another apartment building, which they surveilled until he came out. A witness told police that Walker stashed the gun under an air mattress, which was later found containing bullets matching those at the murder scene, according to authorities.
The bond set for the New Jersey case was initially set at $1 million. Walker appeared in Manchester Superior Court for the fugitive of justice charge and he is being held on $2.5 million bond.
Officials said Walker has no record in Connecticut, but faces charges in New Jersey from 2007 to 2018. His next court date is Aug. 9.
There's no information about what led to the altercation at this time.
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