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Man Charged In Killing Of Howard U. Student

MOUNT RAINIER, Md. (AP) -- A District of Columbia man has been arrested in the killing of a Howard University freshman.

Prince George's County police say they've arrested William Knight, 20, and charged him with first-degree murder in the death of Alonzo James Guyton.

Guyton was found shot just after midnight Tuesday in front of a Mount Rainier apartment building. He died at a hospital.

Captain Joe Hoffman says Knight was linked to the shooting through a handprint. He says a blue van reported by a witness to be at the scene of the shooting was involved soon after in a car accident in D.C. A handgun was found inside the van, and police determined the vehicle was stolen.

Detectives on Friday served an arrest warrant on Knight.

(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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