CASPER (WNE) — Shoshoni police on Saturday apprehended a 19-year-old man wanted for murder in Mississippi, after learning the man had been living in a local motel. 

Kingduron Pyle Jr., was taken into custody late Saturday after he tried to flee from authorities, Shoshoni Police Chief Christopher Konija said in a statement. Pyle  was taken to Fremont County Detention Center. 

He’s wanted in connection to the Nov. 1 murder of Shad Reese in Columbus, Mississippi, according to the Facebook page of the police department there. Reese, 23, was found dead in the driver’s seat of a car in Columbus early that day, according to police.

It was while responding to a minor altercation in Shoshoni that police learned a man wanted for murder in Mississippi was living at the Shoshoni Motel. Konija asked for help from the Fremont County Sheriff ’s Office, and authorities created a perimeter around the motel while investigating, Konija said in a statement.

Officers found a photo of Pyle on the Columbus Police Department Facebook page, and various witnesses reported he was living at the motel.

When authorities tried to contact Pyle, they spotted him running from the back of the motel, according to the statement. He was detained after a short foot chase. 

Police in Mississippi believe Reese was meeting with Pyle to illegally buy a gun prior to the fatal shooting, according to The Dispatch, a newspaper in the area.