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UPDATE: Second Arrest Made in Connection with Fatal March 5th Shooting

For Immediate Release: 3/11/2024 8:36 pm

Dejan Belnavis, who was wanted for charges connected to the fatal shooting that occurred on March 5th, was taken into custody today in the San Diego area after a motor vehicle stop.


“I would like to thank our officers who worked tirelessly on this case, the Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section and the Massachusetts State Police, United States Marshal for the District of Massachusetts Brian Kyes and the United States Marshals of Massachusetts, Sheriff Lew Evangelidis, Worcester County Sheriff's Office Special Service Division Investigations, Dudley Police Department, the San Diego Police Department, the Hartford Police Department, the District of Rhode Island United States Marshals, the District of Maine United States Marshals, and the District of Maine Fugitive Task Force, and the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts.”
-Chief Paul Saucier

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