AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Akron Police and members of the United States Marshals Service led Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) arrested the man wanted for the murder of a 25-year-old man earlier in October.

PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Victim identified after fatal shooting in Akron’s Highland Square

According to the release, 24-year-old Deshawn Stafford was wanted for murder, felonious assault, having a weapon while under disability, and discharging a firearm on a public roadway in connection with the deadly shooting on Oct. 5 in Highland Square.

25-year-old Timothy Hutchinson was fatally shot in the head after he was unintentionally caught in the crossfire of two shooters.

“It didn’t seem real at first, you never think that something like this can happen,” said Zach Raymond, one of

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