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Hartford police make arrest in 2018 homicide; suspect was in Florida

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Hartford police have made an arrest in a 2018 homicide.

U.S. Marshals found suspect Vincent Etwaroo, 27, in Miami, Fla., last week. He was extradited to Connecticut Friday and charged with murder, police said. He was arraigned Tuesday and remains in custody on $900,000 bail.

According to police, Etwaroo is responsible for the death of Randolph Paidama, 28, of Warner Street in Hartford.

Paidama was killed shortly before 2:10 a.m. on Aug. 20, 2018. Police said they found him in a parking lot behind 592 Garden St. with multiple gunshot wounds after the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system recorded seven rounds.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives investigated, identified a suspect, Etwaroo, and submitted an arrest warrant application, which was approved by the court.

Christine Dempsey may be reached at cdempsey@courant.com.