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'Cold-Blooded Killing': Man Arrested In Murder Of Young Father In Chester County

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WEST FALLOWFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. (CBS) -- An Oxford man has been arrested in the murder of a young father in Chester County.

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District Attorney Tom Hogan says 30-year-old Hakeem Smith was taken into custody on Tuesday in the death of 31-year-old Samuel Algarin.

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Algarin's body was found on the side of the road in West Fallowfield Township last Thursday with a single gunshot to the chest.

Investigators say video showed Smith driving Algarin's car just minutes after the murder. They also say Smith's palm and fingerprints were found on evidence at the scene.

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Hogan called the act a "senseless and cold-blooded killing."

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