UPDATE: How man accused of fatal ambush was caught

A former New Jersey man wanted for the alleged killing of three people in West Virginia Monday night has been captured in Chester County, Pennsylvania, Pennsville Police said.

Erick Shute, 32, allegedly shot and killed three men at roughly 6 p.m. in Morgan County, according to NY Daily News.

Shute was taken into custody of the Pennsylvania State Police, the Morgan Messenger reports.

Law enforcement from Morgan County, West Virginia, Washington County, Maryland, and New Jersey were searching for Shute after he fled West Virginia, according to reports.

The three men -- identified as Jack Douglas, Travis Bartley and Willie Bartley -- were reportedly shot and killed with a .223 caliber rifle outside Cacapon State Park, according to morganmessenger.com.

In a Facebook post, provided to NJ Advance Media, Shute claims the shooting was an act of self defense and that the men stole from him and threatened him.

Shute moved from his home on North Hook Road in Pennsville two years ago, according to his Facebook page, and currently lives in Great Cacapon, West Virginia.

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