'Armed and dangerous' suspect on the run after deadly triple shooting in Forsyth County
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. - Deputies are searching for an armed and dangerous suspect after a deadly triple shooting at a home in Forsyth County.
The Forsyth County Sheriff's Office has confirmed with FOX 5 a shooting happened shortly before 5 a.m. Thursday at a home on the 300 block of Tidwell Circle.
At the scene, deputies found 21-old Giovanni Cruz and 35-year-old Ivan Cordero dead and a juvenile with non-life-threatening injuries. Investigators say the Cruz and Cordero are cousins.
"They killed my son that's all I know. I don't know anything else," the victim's father Albino Cordero Lopez told FOX 5 through a translator. "We recieved news that someone had hurt someone and that's why I came and it's one of our own sons."
Lopez said he came here after receiving news that someone had been hurt, only to learn it was one of his own sons. He said he last spoke with Cordero Tuesday, and that he got no answer when he called him Thursday morning when he didn't show up for work. The grieving father tells said his son was an easy going young man. Lopez doesn't know the suspect and has no idea why his son was targeted.
Law enforcement set up a command center in the area and surrounded a home with crime scene tape.
Juan Escalante-Alarcon (Forsyth County Sheriff's Office)
Investigators have identified the suspect in the shooting as 34-year-old Juan Escalante-Alarcon of Norcross. He already had warrants out for his arrest charging him with home invasion, aggravated assault, and first-degree cruelty to children.
"In early February he committed a home invasion at this same location," Forsyth County Sheriff spokeswoman Stacie Miller said. "So he has multiple charges. We have been looking for him since Feb. 11 and have not been able to locate him. Unfortunately he came and did what he wanted to do in February."
According to officials, Escalante-Alarcon has been deported twice and is currently in the country illegally.
"We have been looking for him since February 11th and have been using our federal partners, have not been able to locate him. Had several extra patrols here in the area. Unfortunately he came back and did what he wanted to do in February so we are looking for him," Miller said.
Escalante-Alarcon should be considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached. If you have any information that could help investigators find Escalante-Alarcon, please call the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office at 770-781-3087 or dial 911.