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.