The Ambler Borough Police Department announced today that Deonte Davis, wanted by both the Philadelphia Police Department for murder and the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office for murder, was arrested by the US Marshal Service in North Carolina. 

According to US Marshal Service, Davis barricaded himself in an attic and was eventually arrested after chemical agents were deployed.

Fugitive Deonte Davis has been apprehended by the USMS Carolinas Regional Task Force in Durham, North Carolina. Davis barricaded himself in an attic but was apprehend after chemical agents were deployed. He was wanted by @PhillyPolice for murder and @MontcopaDA for kidnapping. pic.twitter.com/95Qn6fJCn7

— U.S. Marshals Service Philadelphia (@USMS_Philly) January 30, 2025

Davis’ victim, 33-year-old Seitu Harris, was ambushed by two men while standing outside of a Cricket Wireless store in April 2023.

Davis, 27, was also wanted for kidnapping, burglary and robbery charges in Ambler, officials said.

Photo: Ambler PD