UPDATE: Person of interest in deadly Middletown shooting now in custody

MIDDLETOWN — UPDATE @ 3:10 p.m. (May 13):

The man who police said was a person of interest in a deadly shooting in Middletown is in police custody, according to a city spokesperson.

Dhameer Haamid Scott, 24, of Middletown was located and is in police custody Wednesday afternoon, officials confirmed.

Details surrounding his arrest were not immediately available.

Scott was named a person of interest after John Booker, 36, died in a shooting on Yankee Road Monday night.

We’ll continue to update this story as new details become available.

FIRST REPORT (May 12):

Middletown police are looking for a man who is considered armed and dangerous after a deadly shooting Monday night.

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John Booker, 36, of Middletown was found shot and seriously injured in the 1400 block of Yankee Road around 7:45 p.m., police said in a media release. Booker was transported to an area hospital where he later died from his injuries.

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Police said they identified a person of interest, identified as Dhameer Haamid Scott, 24, of Middletown. Scott is described as a black man with a distinctive money sign tattoo on his neck, investigators said.

Anyone with information about Scott’s whereabouts is asked to contact Middletown police at 513-425-7700 or Detective Winters at 513-425-7786.

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