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Deputies arrest suspect in homicide in Saguache County

Donald Garcia 07_31_75_Saguache — Courtesy of Saguache County Sheriff's Office

By Zachary Aedo

Published December 8, 2020 3:44 PM

SAGUACHE COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- Deputies in Saguache County arrested a man on Tuesday as part of a homicide investigation.

Just before 4:30 a.m. Sunday, deputies responded to reports of an injured man at a home in the 800 block of Gunnison Avenue in Saguache. Investigators say the man passed away from his injuries. The victim was identified as 50-year-old Robert Turner Jr. from Salida.

Detectives identified the suspect as 45-year-old Donald Garcia, who was arrested Tuesday in an abandoned camper in the town of Saguache.

Authorities booked Garcia into the Saguache County Jail without bond. He faces a charge of first-degree murder.

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