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Suspect arrested in Pittsburgh after fatal shooting and arson in Maryland

NUMBER NINE EIGHT EIGHT. NEW TONIGHT AT 11:00 P.M.: A SOUTH DAKOTA MAN WANTED FOR MARYLAND MURDER HAS BEEN ARRESTED HERE IN PITTSBURGH. INVESTIGATORS IN GARRETT COUNTY SAY 45-YEAR-OLD NICHOLAS PATRICK JAMES SHOT AND KILLED 70-YEAR-OLD JUANITA CATHERINE JAMES IN KITZMILLER EARLIER TODAY, AND THEN HE SET HER HOUSE ON FIRE. PITTSBURGH POLICE ARRESTED JAMES THIS AFTERNOON IN BANKSVILLE. HE

Suspect arrested in Pittsburgh after fatal shooting and arson in Maryland

46-year-old Nikolas Patrick James is currently awaiting extradition

The suspect in a fatal shooting and arson in Maryland was arrested in Pittsburgh on Tuesday. Nikolas Patrick James, 46, was taken into custody in the 1100 block of Banksville Road. James was wanted for the shooting death of a woman in Kitzmiller, Maryland. After the shooting, James allegedly set fire to the woman's home. Pittsburgh Public Safety said James is currently awaiting extradition to Maryland.

PITTSBURGH —

The suspect in a fatal shooting and arson in Maryland was arrested in Pittsburgh on Tuesday.

Nikolas Patrick James, 46, was taken into custody in the 1100 block of Banksville Road.

James was wanted in the shooting death of a woman in Kitzmiller, Maryland.

After the shooting, James is said to have set fire to the woman's house.

According to Pittsburgh Public Safety, James is currently awaiting extradition to Maryland.

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