CICERO, Ill. ( WGN ) – A Cicero murder suspect has been arrested after nearly nine years on the run.
Cicero officials said on Aug. 21, 2016, officers were sent to the 5500 bock of West Cermak Road to investigate a report of shots fired. When officers arrived, they found 22-year-old Julio Servin lying in the roadway with multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body.
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Servin was taken to a nearby hospital where he died.
Over the course of the investigation, authorities identified 19-year-old Victor Martinez of Cicero as the suspect. Martinez, however, fled to Mexico shortly after the incident, according to investigators.
Authorities said detectives worked closely with the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office and obtained an arrest warrant for first-degree murder against Martinez…