The Brief
- Samuel Ramirez Jr., a suspect in the 2023 double murder of two women in Federal Way, was captured just one hour and 13 minutes after being added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list on Tuesday.
- The FBI had increased the reward for information leading to his arrest to as much as $1 million and sought to raise international awareness of the case.
- Authorities previously believed Ramirez may have fled to Mexico after shooting and killing two bartenders and injuring another man at Stars Bar & Grill.
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. – Samuel Ramirez Jr., a suspect in the 2023 double murder of two women in Federal Way, was captured just one hour and 13 minutes after being added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list on Tuesday.
What we know:
The announcement of his arrest comes two days after the FBI added 33-year-old Ramirez to the list and increased the reward for information leading to his arrest to as much as $1 million.
The FBI increased the reward and added Ramirez to the list to bring international attention to the case in hopes he would be captured and face justice in King County, Washington. Investigators believed he fled to Mexico after shooting and killing two bartenders and injuring another man at Stars Bar & Grill in Federal Way. …