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Suspect arrested after August murder at Inkster liquor store

By Amber Ainsworth
Published  September 26, 2022 10:27am EDT
Crime and Public Safety
FOX 2 Detroit
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Allen Marion

INKSTER, Mich. (FOX 2) - A suspect police have been searching for since a murder in Inkster over the summer was arrested Sunday night.

Michigan State Police said 18-year-old Allen Marion was taken into custody without incident.

Marion is accused of shooting and killing Elijah Steward, 19, at 25 Hour Liquor at 26017 Michigan Ave. on Aug. 6. 

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After the crime, an accomplice turned himself in, but police were still looking for Marion, who is charged with second-degree murder, discharging a firearm into a building, and felony firearm.

19-year-old murdered walking out of a party store in Inkster

A few minutes in the store, when Steward walked out - witnesses say he exchanged words with someone in another car that pulled up, then - a gun was pulled out and fired at the teen.