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Holland homicide suspect identified as Georgia man

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Posted at 4:41 PM, Mar 06, 2023
and last updated 2023-03-06 16:41:39-05

HOLLAND, Mich. — The homicide suspect that prompted a shelter-in-place notice lasting hours in Holland Friday has been identified.

Residents were advised to shelter in place on the morning of Friday, March 3 at Abbey Court and Stratford Way while authorities searched for a man who reportedly killed someone he knew.

The victim has since been identified as 54-year-old Aaron James Barlow from Covert.

The suspect was arrested at 8:30 a.m. near Dartmouth Avenue and 12th Street after a citywide search.

READ MORE: Homicide suspect in custody after shelter in place issued in Holland

The city of Holland says 32-year-old James Leonard Taylor from McDonough, Georgia, has since been arraigned for open murder and felony firearm.

We’re told he was denied bond.

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