Man arrested in Gig Harbor, WA double homicide masked with house fire
Man arrested in Gig Harbor double homicide, arson
A 25-year-old man has been arrested for shooting his dad and brother, the lighting their house on fire in Gig Harbor.
GIG HARBOR, Wash. - Pierce County deputies on Tuesday arrested a 25-year-old man in connection with a suspicious house fire in Gig Harbor that left two men dead.
On April 8, 64-year-old Oliverio Huitron-Rosalez and 31-year-old Alejandro Huitron Campos were found dead in a Gig Harbor house that caught fire. A further investigation revealed the two were actually shot to death, and the house fire seemingly masked their murders.
Authorities confirmed that Oliviero is the suspect's father, and Alejandro is his older brother, but did not identify the suspect.
Two dead in ‘suspicious’ house fire in Gig Harbor
Timeline:
Tuesday morning around 9:06 a.m., the Pierce County Sheriff's Office SWAT team and investigators arrested the suspect in connection to the investigation.
He was booked into Pierce County Jail for two counts of first-degree murder and one count of first-degree arson.
Victims shot to death in suspicious WA house fire
Investigators in Pierce County, Washington are turning to the public for help after learning that two men found inside a burning Gig Harbor home did not die from the flames.
The Source: Information in this story comes from the Pierce County Sheriff's Office.
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