New York man charged with murder in 2023 Englewood homicide
A New York man was charged with murder in a September 2023 Englewood homicide after police tracked him down in Colombia, officials said Wednesday.
Joshua Alvarado, 28, was charged with murder in the shooting death of 35-year-old Jason Hidalgo of the Bronx at a home on Mevan Avenue in Englewood on Sept. 30.
According to a statement by the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office, the shooting happened at about 5:55 a.m., prompting a response from the Englewood Police Department. Officers arrived to find Hidalgo dead from multiple gunshot wounds.
An investigation by the prosecutor's Major Crimes Unit and Englewood police identified Alvarado as the suspect. He had fled the United States in the days after the shooting, the Prosecutor's Office said.
After months of investigation, Alvarado was found and arrested in Medellin, Colombia, on Saturday. The United States Marshals Service and the Colombian National Police assisted.
Alvarado faces a litany of charges, including first-degree murder, felony murder, armed burglary, weapons offenses, aggravated assault and third-degree theft.
Presently, Alvarado remains in custody in Colombia pending extradition to New Jersey to face the charges.
This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Englewood NJ shooting death leads to murder charges
