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Police announce arrest in man’s fatal New Year’s eve shooting

arrestOVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Police in an eastern Kansas community say they have arrested a suspect in the shooting death of a 49-year-old.

A 19-year-old was arrested on a Johnson County warrant for first-degree murder. He’s being held on a $1 million bond.

The Kansas City Star reports Steven L. Sawyer was shot to death on New Year’s Eve morning when he went outside to warm his car.

Police haven’t released a motive yet in the slaying.

The newspaper says the arrest was made in Missouri with the help of the U.S. Marshal’s Service

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