The Orange County Sheriff’s Office announced an arrest in the recent murder outside Hillsborough — with several other agencies assisting in finding the suspect.

A release from the office on Monday afternoon said Uriel Garcia Garcia was found in Statesboro, Georgia after being sought regarding the murder of 26-year-old Ulises Guadalupe Vasquez. Agents from the Southeastern United States Marshals Task Force of Georgia, in cooperation with the U.S. Marshals Carolina Regional Fugitive Task Force, assisted with the arrest.

Orange County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a shots fired call at the Heritage Apartments complex off Thomas Burke Drive during the early morning hours of August 19. Upon arrival, they found Vasquez with several gunshot wounds, which he did not survive despite receiving medical care on-scene.

According to Monday’s release, the subsequent investigation by Orange County deputies led to Garcia becoming a key suspect.

32-year-old Uriel Garcia Garcia. (Photo via the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.)

“We appreciate the assistance of both U.S. Marshals task forces, the help of the Statesboro Police Department, and the Bulloch County Sheriff’s Office,” said Orange County Sheriff Charles Blackwood in a statement about Garcia’s arrest.

The 32-year-old Garcia now awaits extradition from Georgia and will face a first degree murder charge in Orange County.

 

Photo via the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

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