Police said Friday it has arrested a Dunn man who allegedly killed the owner of a gas station in Colorado Thursday night.
26-year-old Shawnathan Chance is now in custody and accused of killing Vesha-Raj Lamichhane.
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According to KUSA in Colorado, customers of the victim said they're relieved that an arrest has been made but still stunned and saddened by the crime.
According to local police in Wheat Ridge, the 53-year-old owner of the gas station was shot and killed around 8:00 p.m. Thursday night during an apparent robbery.
"Murders are rare in Wheat Ridge, violent murders are rare, and it is jarring to hear about it," police said.
Police said after the murder Chance stole the victim's car and took off.
Chance was arrested Friday morning about a thousand miles away in Indiana after Indiana state police tried pulling him over on a highway.