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A Milwaukee man who was on the FBI’s "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" list. was captured after 16 years on the run, the bureau announced Friday.

Octaviano Juarez-Corro, 47, was located and arrested Thursday evening in Zapopan, Guadalajara, Mexico, the FBI said. He was wanted in a 2006 mass shooting where authorities say he shot people execution style at a park. The shooting left two dead and injured three others, including his wife.

“Octaviano Juarez-Corro spent the last 16 years running from law enforcement, hiding in another country, and believing time and distance was on his side,” said Special Agent in Charge Michael Hensle of the FBI’s Milwaukee Field Office. “The FBI has a long reach and extraordinary law enforcement partnerships across the globe. I commend the tireless efforts of all our partners from Milwaukee to Mexico in closely coordinating with the FBI in capturing this wanted fugitive and helping to bring this violent offender to justice, as well as closure to the victims and their families.”

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Juarez-Corro was believed to have fled to Mexico and federal authorities were offering up to $100,000 in reward money for information leading directly to his arrest. In a written statement, the FBI said a public tip led to Juarez-Corro's apprehension.

Octaviano Juarez-Corro, 47.

Octaviano Juarez-Corro, 47.

He is accused of showing up uninvited to a Memorial Day picnic in South Shore Park in May 2006, according to the FBI.

At the park, Juarez-Corro confronted his wife, with whom he was in the final stages of a divorce, and demanded to see their 3-year-old daughter.

After being told he could not see her, Juarez-Corro allegedly produced a handgun, demanded five people at the party get down on their knees and then shot them “execution-style” before they had a chance to follow his instructions, the bureau said.

Juarez-Corro’s wife suffered two gunshot wounds but survived. Hundreds of other people were in the park, which has beach access, at the time of the shooting.

Juarez-Corro has been charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court with two counts of first-degree intentional homicide and three counts of attempted first-degree intentional homicide.

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

A tip to the FBI has led to the capture of a suspect in the 2006 South Shore Park killings

Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Fri, February 4, 2022, 6:05 PM

People hurry to leave South Shore Park Monday, May 29, 2006, in Milwaukee after a man opened fire on a group of people at the park packed with Memorial Day picnickers, killing two and wounding three, police said. The FBI announced Friday a suspect has been arrested after 15 years on the run.

People hurry to leave South Shore Park Monday, May 29, 2006, in Milwaukee after a man opened fire on a group of people at the park packed with Memorial Day picnickers, killing two and wounding three, police said. The FBI announced Friday a suspect has been arrested after 15 years on the run.

A Milwaukee man who was added to the FBI’s list of 10 most wanted fugitives last year is now in custody.

The FBI announced Octaviano Juarez-Corro, 47, was captured Thursday in Zapopan, Guadalajara, Mexico, after law enforcement received a public tip.

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Federal authorities were offering up to $100,000 in reward money for information leading directly to his arrest after adding him to the 10 most wanted list last September.

“Octaviano Juarez-Corro spent the last 16 years running from law enforcement, hiding in another country, and believing time and distance was on his side,” said Special Agent in Charge Michael Hensle of the FBI’s Milwaukee field office. “The FBI has a long reach and extraordinary law enforcement partnerships across the globe."

The FBI arrested a suspect in a 2006 shooting that left two people dead and three others injured at South Shore Park. An ambulance prepares to leave the scene in this May 29, 2006, photo. Authorities say a man opened fire at a group of people at the park packed with Memorial Day picnickers.

The FBI arrested a suspect in a 2006 shooting that left two people dead and three others injured at South Shore Park. An ambulance prepares to leave the scene in this May 29, 2006, photo. Authorities say a man opened fire at a group of people at the park packed with Memorial Day picnickers.

Juarez-Corro is accused of shooting five people and killing two after showing up uninvited to a Memorial Day picnic in South Shore Park in May 2006, according to the FBI.

At the park, Juarez-Corro confronted his wife, with whom he was in the final stages of a divorce, and demanded to see their 3-year-old daughter.

After being told he could not see her, Juarez-Corro allegedly produced a handgun, demanded five people at the party get down on their knees and then shot them “execution-style” before they even had a chance to follow his instructions, according to the FBI.

Juarez-Corro’s wife suffered two gunshot wounds but survived. Hundreds of other people were in the park at the time of the shooting.

Juarez-Corro has been charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court with two counts of first-degree intentional homicide and three counts of attempted first-degree intentional homicide.