Murder Suspect Captured at Red Roof Inn Hideout in Salem

SALEM, NH — Police captured a murder suspect at a Red Roof Inn in Salem Wednesday night.

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Joshua Chevez, 23, of Methuen, Mass., was wanted for allegedly shooting and killing a man in Lawrence last year.

Police said they descended on the inn at about 10:15 p.m. after receiving information that Chevez was staying there. When he walked out of his room, he was arrested without a fight, police said.

Police said they found a .38-caliber revolver, crack cocaine, and oxycodone.

Chevez was charged in the Aug. 17 shooting death of Mark Trussell.

He was held without bail pending an arraignment.