Suspect in 2021 fatal shooting in Aliquippa arrested

ALIQUIPPA, Pa. — A man accused of shooting and killing a person in Aliquippa in 2021 has been arrested.

State police identified the suspect as 46-year-old Darese Darrel Raines.

Authorities believe Raines was involved in the shooting death of Brandon Murray in Nov. 2021.

Police say Murray was laying naked on the floor. There appeared to have been a struggle. Murray died after being shot multiple times.

A man matching Raines’ description was seen circling Murray’s apartment on multiple security cameras and doorbell cameras. Troopers said they also tracked Raines’ location by investigating his phone records. They say those records show phone calls that show Raines intended to meet at Murray’s apartment, where the shooting happened.

Troopers also said there was DNA evidence that proved Raines was in Murray’s apartment before the murder.

Raines is being held at the Beaver County jail without bond and faces criminal homicide charges.

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