A murder suspect police described as “armed and dangerous” was captured Saturday on Hawaii island after an extensive manhunt.

Puna patrol officers arrested 55-year-old Michael Cecil Lee on suspicion of second-degree murder just before 10 a.m., the police department said by e-mail.

He was taken into custody without incident after special duty officers spotted him on Pahoa Village Road during the town’s annual Christmas parade.

Lee was captured after a “short, foot pursuit,” police said.

Lee is the suspect in the killing of Shingo Honda, 75, a widely known artist whose body was found Wednesday in the Orchid Isles Estates subdivision. Lee has not been charged, but police issued an alert for him and distributed his picture in connection with the case.

Honda’s body was found several hundred yards from his home when officers responded to a report of a missing person. He was identified through fingerprints.

No other details were given, but an autopsy Friday determined Honda was murdered.

A native of Niigata, Japan, Honda was a prominent painter and sculptor, working in pencil, paint, canvas, paper, wood, concrete, rope, bronze and stone. His work has been exhibited at the East Hawaii Cultural Center/Hawaii Museum of Contemporary Art in Hilo and the Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena, Calif., among other venues, according to his website.

He also was a Zen priest.

Detectives ask anyone who may have information about the case to call the police non-emergency line at (808) 935-3311 or contact Detective Todd Pataray at (808) 961-2382 or todd.pataray@hawaiicounty.gov.

Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 961-8300 and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.