Philadelphia Rape, Shooting Suspect Arrested in Kansas City, Missouri – NBC10 Philadelphia

A man accused of raping a woman and shooting her and her boyfriend in Philadelphia last month has been arrested by U.S. Marshals in Missouri.

Damonte Lewis, 32, was captured in Kansas City, U.S. Marshals said Wednesday.

Lewis was wanted in connection with a rape and shooting in Philadelphia.

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A 40-year-old man was shot in the neck and his 39-year-old girlfriend was shot in the shoulder at a home on North Peach Street on June 24 at 11:27 p.m., investigators said. The man was taken to the hospital in critical condition while the woman was taken to the hospital in stable condition.

Police recovered a weapon at the scene and said the motive for the shooting was “likely domestic.”

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Investigators identified Lewis as the suspect in the double shooting. U.S. Marshals said Lewis also raped the 39-year-old woman.

Lewis has not yet been formally charged by Philadelphia police.

Resources for victims of sexual assault are available from the National Sexual Violence Resources Center and the National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline at 800-656-4673.