Atlantic City murderer tracked by feds to Puerto Rico, captured

by Dinesh Patel

MAYS LANDING (ACPO NEWS)—After more than a month-long homicide investigation, involving multiple local law enforcement agencies and additional assistance from agencies in Texas and Puerto Rico, a 25-year-old man has been arrested in Puerto Rico and charged in the fatal shooting of a man in Atlantic City on Aug. 1, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced.

Frank Torres-Lopez

Frank Torres-Lopez, 25, was arrested in Puerto Rico on Sept. 29, 2021, by police there and he is charged with the following offenses in the fatal shooting of 42-year-old Juan Matute-Figueroa on Aug. 1, 2021:

· 1st degree Murder

· 2nd degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose

· 2nd degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon

Torres-Lopez’s transfer to the custody of the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit is pending legal proceedings in Puerto Rico.

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Dinesh Patel
Dinesh is an independent contributor to Shore News Network reporting on crime news in the U.S.

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