A man wanted for shooting and killing his girlfriend in the presence of her 11-year-old son was captured in an abandoned Philadelphia home after spending about two months on the run.
The U.S. Marshals Office in Philadelphia announced on social media Thursday the capture of Adiud Torres. They found in him around 6:45 a.m. in an abandoned home on Hart Lane in the Kensington neighborhood that is just a few blocks from where the killing took place.
Torres cooperated with officers and was arrested without incident, the marshals service said.
Marshals said Torres allegedly “shot his girlfriend in front of her 11 year-old son and then fled the scene” on Dec. 23, 2023.
The killing of 35-year-old Tatiana Vargas took place along the 3100 block of Hartville Street in Kensington, Philadelphia police said.
Early in January, a $20,000 reward for Torres’ arrest was announced. It wasn’t immediately clear if that reward helped lead to his arrest as marshals said …