Man suspected of killing ex-girlfriend in Apache Junction arrested in California
A man suspected of shooting and killing his ex-girlfriend in Apache Junction was arrested Wednesday in Southern California, according to the Apache Junction Police Department.
The man was identified as Ulises A. Cruz Peraza, 34.
According to Lt. Daniel Saldana with the Apache Junction police, the department received a 911 call from the victim Sunday at about 4 p.m. during which she told police she had been shot.
Officers located the victim, identified as Maria Guadalupe Godinez Ramirez, 28, near Old West Highway just west of Winchester Road.
Further information as to how the shooting transpired was not provided.
Police attempted lifesaving measures and took the woman to a hospital where she later died from her injuries, Saldana said.
While investigating, police identified Peraza as the suspect and learned he was Ramirez's ex-boyfriend.
Police learned Ramirez had a protection order against Peraza since December 2021 because "she feared for her safety," Saldana said.
Detectives from the Apache Junction Police Department and the U.S. marshals task force located Peraza in California and arrested him, according to Saldana.
The department is in the process of extraditing Peraza back to Arizona to face charges, Saldana said.
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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Man suspected of killing ex-girlfriend in Apache Junction is arrested
