OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A man was found shot to death Wednesday morning in what is being investigated as a homicide in Butler County, authorities said.
The man, identified as 23-year-old Maximilian Halterman, was found inside a home on Davis Road in Oakland Township.
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"He's just a great kid it's really a shame that this happened to him we don't really know what happened as of right now so we're all just meeting up right now to talk about everything," Kadisha Wozniak, a friend of Halterman, said.
Wednesday afternoon, police identified the suspect as Alec Miller, 19, and announced they are actively searching for him.
Only on: Breaking: State police identify murder suspect and are actively searching for Alec Miller. He has a tattoo of the word murder underneath his right eye. pic.twitter.com/zi30Q6OwNx
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State police are also serving several search warrants, including one for information from a cell phone.
"We do know there was some type of relationship between the two. Exactly what that is we haven’t determined yet," said Lt. Dan Ekis, Pennsylvania State Police.
Breaking: State police on the scene of a homicide in Oakland Township, Butler County. Man found shot inside home. pic.twitter.com/MiyG1eD2ta
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State police investigating a homicide in Butler County. No suspects in custody as of yet. pic.twitter.com/7u9OOnBqZg
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