Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The man wanted in a deadly Knoxville shooting earlier this month has been taken into custody.

Knoxville Police Department officials say 28-year-old Wayne Parham was wanted for second-degree murder in the death of 48-year-old Michael Velazquez. Velazquez was found dead in the 800 block of Howard Baker Jr. Avenue on July 6.

KPD says Parham was taken into custody Thursday afternoon in Asheville, North Carolina by the U.S. Marshals and the Asheville Police Department.

He is expected to soon be extradited back to Knox County.