Overview
- Ramirez, 33, was apprehended without incident in Culiacán, Sinaloa, at 11:13 a.m. PT on March 10, just 1 hour and 13 minutes after being named the 538th addition to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list.
- He was deported to the United States and returned to Washington state Wednesday night, with arraignment expected roughly two weeks after booking in King County.
- State charges include first-degree murder, second-degree murder, and attempted first-degree murder in the May 21, 2023 Stars Bar & Grill shooting that killed two women and injured a third, with all charges as allegations.
- The FBI raised the reward to up to $1 million on March 10 and reports that public tips were instrumental, noting he is the first new Ten Most Wanted addition to receive the program’s new standard reward level.
- FBI Seattle cited assistance from the FBI Legal Attaché in Mexico City and Mexican agencies SSPC, SEDENA, and INM, while local officials identified victims Jessyca Hohn and Katie Duhnke and called the arrest a step toward justice.