Suspect in custody for rapper's murder

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Douglas Byrd, Jr.

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Arrest made in rapper's murder

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Updated: Monday, 06 Feb 2012, 6:54 PM EST
Published : Monday, 06 Feb 2012, 3:45 PM EST

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) - The SOFAST Task Force has just made an arrest for the murder of a Dayton rapper.

Police confirm to 2 News that Levi Slaughter is in custody. Police have been looking for him since the shooting death of Douglas Byrd, 30, in January.  They reportedly picked him in up at a home in Huber Heights.

He was killed on the street in the 3900 block of Salem Avenue.

Byrd's family has been very vocal about finding a suspect in this case.

Slaughter, 18, is currently in police custody at the Dayton Police Department.

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