CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — A suspect accused in the deadly shooting of a man convicted in a child death case has been taken into custody, police said.

Joshua Robert Scales, 33, of Hyattsville, Maryland, has been charged with first-degree murder, according to a news release from the Charleston Police Department.

An update from investigators said Scales was apprehended along Walters Road in Charleston about 5 p.m. Thursday.

The news release said 34-year-old Ethan Samule Chic-Colbert, of St. Albans was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds inside a vehicle along Elizabeth Street in the early morning hours of Jan. 26.

Police said life-saving measures from firefighters were unsuccessful and the victim died at the scene.

Chic-Colbert was convicted in a high-profile child death case in 2012. He received a prison sentence of 6-to-30 years after his girlfriend’s son died along Interstate 77.

The 11-year-old was struck by a vehicle as he attempted to get help for his mother, who was being beaten by Chic-Colbert.

The man became eligible for parole after serving six years in prison.