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Suspect in Nogales homicide is arrested after a police chase

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NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a suspect in a Nogales homicide case has been arrested after a shootout with police.

They say 42-year-old Gustavo Aguilar Chavez was taken into custody Tuesday.

It was unclear Thursday if Chavez has a lawyer who can speak on his behalf.

Police were called to a Nogales motel around 4 a.m. Tuesday and found 43-year-old Jose Francisco Haro dead in a room with obvious signs of trauma.

Chavez was identified as a suspect and police later spotted him in his vehicle.

They say Chavez led officers on a high-speed chase before he abandoned his vehicle, exchanged gunfire with police and then fled the scene on foot.

He was located hiding behind a home and was arrested.

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