NEWBURGH – Collaboration between the police and community helped track down Newburgh murder suspect Lamont Williams in North Carolina, Police Commissioner Jose Gomerez said on Tuesday.
That, coupled with teamwork, led law enforcement to a mobile home where they found Williams hiding in a closet, he said.
Williams is wanted for the September 29 murder of 29-year-old Daquan Corbett of Newburgh near Washington and Clark streets.
During the shooting incident, a five-year-old boy was also shot and sustained non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Assisting in the investigation were the US Marshals Service Regional Task Force, New York State Police, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and District Attorney’s Office.
Williams will be extradited back to New York to face the murder charge.