FBI Most Wanted Suspect in Deadly Federal Way Bar Shooting Captured in Mexico
Samuel Ramirez Jr. was on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list with a $1 million reward before his arrest in Mexico and return to face charges for a 2023 double murder in Federal Way.
- Samuel Ramirez Jr., one of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, arrived in Seattle on Thursday after being apprehended in Culiacán, Mexico, following nearly three years as a fugitive.
- Ramirez is accused of killing bartenders Katie Duhnke and Jessyca Hohn during a May 21, 2023, shooting at the Stars Bar & Grill in Federal Way, Washington, after a dispute escalated.
- Mexican authorities apprehended Ramirez on March 10, just 1 hour and 13 minutes after the FBI added him to the Ten Most Wanted list carrying a $1 million reward.
- Ramirez remains held on $5 million bail at the King County Correctional Facility while awaiting his arraignment in King County Superior Court sometime this month.
- Federal Way Police Chief Andy Hwang credited the 'swift coordination among local, federal, and international law enforcement' for facilitating the suspect's capture and return.
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Samuel Ramírez Jr., accused of the crime of 2 women, remained at large for almost three years before being located and arrested in Mexican territory
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