GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A 19-year-old has been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting that happened over the weekend, Gwinnett County Police Department said.
Police say license plate reader technology played a role in his arrest.
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The suspect, Yostin Valentin Lopez Gomez, was charged with malice murder, felony murder and aggravated assault in connection with the shooting at 1500 Preston Lake Drive in Tucker on Sunday.
The victim, 21-year-old Luis Mario Munoz Ortiz of Norcross, was found wounded in the apartment complex parking lot Sunday night and died of his injuries there despite efforts to save his life.
Police say they believe the victim and the suspect knew each other. Investigators say the shooting may have stemmed from a previous drug-related dispute.
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Detectives said they used Flock license plate reader technology to find a vehicle connected to the homicide and tracked the vehicle to the Augusta area.
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office found and stopped the vehicle.
Detectives identified Lopez Gomez as the suspect, and with the help of the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, he was taken into custody.
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