LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- More than six months after a single mother was shot and killed near Louisville's Smoketown neighborhood, an arrest was made Friday.
Amanda Miller, 37, was shot and killed on May 30, 2023. Louisville Metro Police said officers responded to the parking lot of a CVS on East Broadway where Miller had been shot several times. She died at the hospital.
Police first announced detectives were searching for 33-year-old Maurice Byars in connection to this case in September 2023. LMPD said at the time that Miller and Byars were dating but had only been together three weeks.
According to police, he was located and arrested Friday without incident. LMPD Swat converged on a residence in the 1200 block of South Preston Street and arrested him.
Police said they received information about his whereabouts after an anonymous tipster who saw the Jan. 10 press conference.
He's been initially charged with murder and robbery. He pleaded no guilty Saturday and also has a probation violation.
Byars has a $175,00 cash bond and will be on HIP if posted. His next court appearance is set for March 1.
🚨🚔Homicide Arrest. LMPD's Homicide Unit with the help of our Fugitive Unit & SWAT located & arrested Maurice Byars, age 33 without incident in connection to the fatal shooting on 5-29-23 in the in the 400 block of E. Broadway. He is charged with Murder & Robbery 1st. #LMPD pic.twitter.com/7ghh2XMaEb
— LMPD (@LMPD) January 19, 2024
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