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US Marshals arrest Philadelphia double homicide suspect in Cincinnati's West End

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CINCINNATI — U.S. Marshals in Cincinnati arrested a fugitive wanted on charges related to a double homicide in Philadelphia.

Richard Roane, 22, is accused of fatally shooting two people on July 8, U.S. Marshals said in a news release. WPVI in Philadelphia reported the victims were engaged to each other.

Philadelphia police identified Roane as the suspect in the case and obtained a warrant for his arrest on murder charges.

U.S. Marshals learned that Roane was in Cincinnati. They found him in a West End residence Monday afternoon.

Roane is being held in the Hamilton County Justice Center pending extradition back to Pennsylvania.