Man wanted in New Jersey killing found in Hartford

HARTFORD, Conn. - July 29, 2011 (WPVI) -- A 22-year-old suspect in a New Jersey homicide has been arrested in Hartford.

Police say Juan Corona had been staying with residents of a Hillside Avenue apartment.

Police tell the Hartford Courant they spotted a man matching Corona's description Thursday entering a business on Ward Street. The U.S. Marshal's Task Force had told them to look for a man with a tattoo of an Indian on his cheek.

Corona was arrested as he left the building.

Police say he will be returned to New Jersey to face charges.

The Courier-Post of Cherry Hill, N.J. reports that Corona is wanted shooting death of 36-year-old Elaido Castro of Camden. Castro was shot multiple times while sitting in a van outside a party in that city at about 2 a.m. on Sunday.

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