$1M bond set for man charged with teen’s shooting death in Middletown

A Middletown man charged with murder for allegedly shooting and killing a teen Friday night was arraigned this morning in Middletown Municipal Court.

Judge James Sherron set bond at $1 million for Mezahn Demarco Amison, 21, of Manchester Avenue, who is charged with murder in the death if Zachary Wallace, 16.

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Middletown Police Maj. Scott Reeve said the shooting was the result of an “ongoing conflict” between Wallace and Amison.

Officers were dispatched about 6:25 p.m. to the area of Casper and Iglehart streets on a report of a person shot and unresponsive.

Wallace was taken to Atrium Medical Center, where he died.

According to court documents obtained by the Journal-News, Wallace was shot five times.

Amison saw Wallace walking on Manchester Avenue, got out of a vehicle and “shot (Wallace) five times, causing his death,” according to the complaint.

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Amison drove to Trenton, where officers found him on Mars Drive. He was arrested, along with a 16-year-old boy charged with obstructing official business.

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