The prosecutor says the same handgun was used in all the shootings.
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Park said West is not connected to the June 25 shooting death of James Garner of Linden.
The motive for the two-state killing spree is under investigation.
Todd West, from Elizabeth, N.J., allegedly fired his first bullet in May in his hometown and his last earlier this week some 80 miles away in Pennsylvania.
On Monday, Allentown police arrested West and two accomplices, 23-year-old Kareem Mitchell from Newark, N.J., and 20-year-old Robert Jourdain from Easton, Pa. Police said evidence led them to the suspects and, after a foot chase, they apprehended the men.
Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli told the station that the shootings were random and the victims may not have known the killers.
West is now being held at Lehigh County jail in Allentown with a cumulative bail for multiple murder and weapon charges at $5.5 million, Park said. It was not clear whether they have attorneys.
West killed seven people in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, including his cousin, between May and July, authorities said.
West is charged with killing three people and wounding a fourth in Elizabeth…
West faces charges including seven counts of homicide and one count of attempted murder.
The New Jersey violence started about 2:30 a.m. on June 25, prosecutors said. By the time police arrived at the scene, Vega lay dying from numerous gunshot wounds, according to the Associated Press.
At about 9:50 p.m. the same day, Elizabeth officers again responded to reports of gunfire and a man lying on the ground, Parks said.
By the time authorities were able to get a warrant for West’s arrest in Payne’s death, he had fled to eastern Pennsylvania, according to the Morning Call.
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Less than an hour later, Francine Ramos, 32, was found dead of gunshot wounds in the driver’s seat of a auto in Allentown. Marte suffered severe gunshot wounds but is expected to survive. In all the shootings, a white Buick Lacrosse was spotted at each scene. Authorities also learned that the same. 38 caliber weapon, the release said. They do not appear to be gang-related or spurred by drugs or robbery, Grace Park, the acting Union County prosecutor, said on Thursday, according to the New York Times.
