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Murder suspect arrested in traffic stop

Michael Joseph Corney, the suspect in the Sept. 23 shooting death of Chadwick Malone, was arrested on Tuesday.

Officers with the Morgantown Police Department conducted a traffic stop on East Brockway Avenue near Marilla Park about 3:30 p.m. and identified the driver as Corney.

He was arrested without incident, the department said.

The MPD issued a warrant for Corney the day after the shooting.

Malone was shot and killed on Pennsylvania Avenue, near Pietro Street, on Sept. 23.

It was previously reported officers arrived to find Malone lying on the sidewalk with multiple gunshot wounds.

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