Okmulgee police identify victim, arrest suspect from recent homicide

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — The Okmulgee Police Department has arrested the suspect of a recent homicide.

Police say 35-year-old Richard Guitierrez was arrested for the murder of 50-year-old Andrew Belmontes.

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The medical examiner says Belmontes was shot in the head.

Guitierrez was booked into the Okmulgee County Jail on the murder complaint and an unrelated warrant.

Investigators will continue to follow leads and interview witnesses. Anyone with any information regarding the incident is asked to contact the Okmulgee Police Department at (918) 756-3511 or by email at tips@okmcity.net.

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