A suspect in a double murder dating back to 2012 is now in custody in Columbus, and Pugh is set to face a judge Thursday morning. Shamieke Pugh is charged with murder in connection with the killings of Heriberto Galvan and Raymundo Lopez, two men found dead in the back of a garage along Lockbourne Road near the Driving Park neighborhood on New Year's Eve in 2012.
According to myfox28columbus.com, Galvan and Lopez were pronounced dead at the scene after being discovered in the garage, a killing that has sat unsolved for more than a decade. The case went cold until Pugh resurfaced in Columbus.
A Return From Los Angeles Breaks The Case Open
Per abc6onyourside.com, Pugh arrived in Columbus from Los Angeles and approached Columbus police officers about the murders. That approach set off the chain of events that led to Pugh's current charge.
The station reports that Pugh told officers there had been a plan to rob the two men and admitted to shooting Lopez several times with a handgun. That account, as described in the same report, forms the basis of the murder charge now pending against Pugh.
What Happens Next
Pugh is scheduled to appear in court Thursday at 9 a.m., according to the report.
The 2012 killings near Lockbourne Road and the Driving Park neighborhood went unresolved until Pugh's return to Columbus.
