Man wanted in park shootings may have fled to Mexico, police say
Search for suspect goes nationwide
Man wanted in park shootings may have fled to Mexico, police say
By JOHN DIEDRICH
jdiedrich@journalsentinel.com
Posted: May 31, 2006
Milwaukee police have launched a nationwide search that may reach into Mexico for a man suspected of shooting five people and killing two of them in South Shore Park on Memorial Day, a commander said Wednesday.
Police suspect Octaviano Juarez-Corro, 33, killed a man, 31, and a boy, 17, and injured three others - all people police say he knew.
Juarez-Corro was in the United States illegally and has ties to Mexico, prompting Milwaukee detectives to notify border officers to watch for him, said police Capt. Timothy Burkee, commander of the homicide division.
A temporary warrant has been issued and sent to all law enforcement in the U.S., he said. The television show "America's Most Wanted" also has agreed to post information on Juarez-Corro on its Web site.
Burkee said detectives are still exploring whether Juarez-Corro fled to Mexico. The majority of people wanted on homicide warrants in Milwaukee are suspected of being in Mexico, according to files from the Police Department and prosecutors.
Because of a 1978 treaty and a 2001 court ruling, Mexico generally has refused to return suspects to the United States if they face the death penalty or a life-without-parole sentence, paving the way for thousands of suspected drug kingpins and killers to flee to Mexico to avoid U.S. prosecution. Treaties let the U.S. get fugitives from other countries that, like Mexico, do not allow the death penalty, but fugitives don't flee to those countries in significant numbers, officials said this year when the Journal Sentinel examined the issue.
Late last year, 20 of the 23 suspects wanted on homicide or attempted homicide charges in Milwaukee were Hispanic - and most are suspected of being in Mexico or other Latin American countries, according to police. At least one of those suspects has since been arrested.
Time, money to seek warrants
Issuing warrants in Mexico and other countries is time consuming. The Milwaukee County district attorney's office is filling out the paperwork in one case now, but it takes several months and costs thousands of dollars, officials said.
In the case of Juarez-Corro, prosecutors are still determining whether there is enough evidence to charge him by warrant, Burkee said.
On Monday, Juarez-Corro reportedly was at a picnic with the victims, left and returned about 7:30 p.m. and began shooting the people sitting at a picnic table in the crowded Bay View lakefront park.
Killed were Raymundo Munoz-Silva, 31, and Julio C. Diaz-Guillen, 17, who police said were each shot multiple times in the head.
Two other men and a woman were injured.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at (414) 935-7360. To report information anonymously, call (800) 78-CRIME.
Erin Richards of the Journal Sentinel staff contributed to this report.
Man wanted in park shootings may have fled to Mexico, police say
By JOHN DIEDRICH
jdiedrich@journalsentinel.com
Posted: May 31, 2006
Milwaukee police have launched a nationwide search that may reach into Mexico for a man suspected of shooting five people and killing two of them in South Shore Park on Memorial Day, a commander said Wednesday.
Police suspect Octaviano Juarez-Corro, 33, killed a man, 31, and a boy, 17, and injured three others - all people police say he knew.
Juarez-Corro was in the United States illegally and has ties to Mexico, prompting Milwaukee detectives to notify border officers to watch for him, said police Capt. Timothy Burkee, commander of the homicide division.
A temporary warrant has been issued and sent to all law enforcement in the U.S., he said. The television show "America's Most Wanted" also has agreed to post information on Juarez-Corro on its Web site.
Burkee said detectives are still exploring whether Juarez-Corro fled to Mexico. The majority of people wanted on homicide warrants in Milwaukee are suspected of being in Mexico, according to files from the Police Department and prosecutors.
Because of a 1978 treaty and a 2001 court ruling, Mexico generally has refused to return suspects to the United States if they face the death penalty or a life-without-parole sentence, paving the way for thousands of suspected drug kingpins and killers to flee to Mexico to avoid U.S. prosecution. Treaties let the U.S. get fugitives from other countries that, like Mexico, do not allow the death penalty, but fugitives don't flee to those countries in significant numbers, officials said this year when the Journal Sentinel examined the issue.
Late last year, 20 of the 23 suspects wanted on homicide or attempted homicide charges in Milwaukee were Hispanic - and most are suspected of being in Mexico or other Latin American countries, according to police. At least one of those suspects has since been arrested.
Time, money to seek warrants
Issuing warrants in Mexico and other countries is time consuming. The Milwaukee County district attorney's office is filling out the paperwork in one case now, but it takes several months and costs thousands of dollars, officials said.
In the case of Juarez-Corro, prosecutors are still determining whether there is enough evidence to charge him by warrant, Burkee said.
On Monday, Juarez-Corro reportedly was at a picnic with the victims, left and returned about 7:30 p.m. and began shooting the people sitting at a picnic table in the crowded Bay View lakefront park.
Killed were Raymundo Munoz-Silva, 31, and Julio C. Diaz-Guillen, 17, who police said were each shot multiple times in the head.
Two other men and a woman were injured.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at (414) 935-7360. To report information anonymously, call (800) 78-CRIME.
Erin Richards of the Journal Sentinel staff contributed to this report.
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