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Man charged with murder in fatal shooting at Franklinton bar arrested in West Virginia

Clyde Littlefield, 21, was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals in West Virginia.
Credit: Franklin Co. Sheriff's Office

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The man wanted in connection to the murder of a 29-year-old man inside a Franklinton bar in early July was arrested in West Virginia on Tuesday. 

Clyde Littlefield, 21, was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals in Morgantown, Columbus police confirmed Thursday. 

Littlefield is charged with murder in the death of Edward Hunter, who was shot and killed at the Patio Bar in Franklinton on July 1. Police are still searching for 22-year-old Logan Besse, who is charged with illegally possessing a firearm connected to the shooting. 

Credit: Franklin Co. Sheriff's Office
Logan Besse -- Booking photo 9/9/2018

Officers arrived at the bar in the 900 block of Sullivant Ave just after 2 a.m. the day of the shooting. There, they found Hunter, who was later pronounced dead. 

Witnesses at the time told police there was an argument between two men and the suspect, later identified as Littlefield, showed a handgun and fired several shots, striking Hunter. 

Police are asking anyone who knows the location of Besse to call 614-645-4730 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-8477. 

Hunter’s death marked the 100th homicide in Columbus this year. 

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