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Victim identified, suspect arrested in connection to homicide investigation in Security-Widefield

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By Aspen Andrews

Published: Mar. 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM PDT
Updated: Mar. 26, 2025 at 5:45 PM PDT

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) - An arrest was made in connection to a homicide in Security-Widefield on Monday morning.

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said a deputy found a stopped vehicle in the road near Crawford Avenue and Withington Drive. When the deputy investigated, they said they found an unconscious male in the passenger seat of the car.

The sheriff’s office said lifesaving efforts were performed on the unresponsive male, but he ultimately was pronounced dead at the scene.

On Wednesday, officials shared that the man who died had been identified as 24-year-old Miguel Ramirez Quiroz.

Tuesday, the sheriff’s office said they identified the suspect in this case as 29-year-old Miguel Angel Garcia Hernandez.

The sheriff’s office said Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed Hernandez was in the United States Illegally.

Hernandez is facing charges of first-degree murder, second-degree kidnapping, felony menacing and false imprisonment.

Deputies said Hernandez is being held at the El Paso County Jail without bond.

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