High-ranking Venezuelan gang member sought in deadly South Shore triple shooting arrested in Georgia

COBB COUNTY, Ga. ( WGN ) — A high-ranking member of the Venezuelan street gang Tren De Aragua, who federal prosecutors say is linked to a deadly triple shooting in Chicago, is now in police custody following his arrest Thursday in Georgia.

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Public Affairs announced on Friday that multiple law enforcement agencies, including the U.S. Marshals and the Chicago Police Department, collaborated in capturing 32-year-old Ricardo Gonzales. Currently jailed in Cobb County, Georgia, Gonzales is awaiting extradition back to Chicago.

According to a news release , Gonzales had an arrest warrant from CPD for kidnapping. CPD also sought the 32-year-old on probable cause for two counts of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder concerning the early morning shooting on Tuesday, Jan. 28…

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