Suspect arrested in death of Garden City restaurant owner

Murder Arrest
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Garden City Police announced that an arrest has been made in the murder of a restaurant owner in September of 2019.

At the time of his death, Ernie Ortiz, 69, had owned the El Conquistador restaurant for thirty-nine years.  Police responded to a man-down call in the area and found Ortiz lying in a parking lot with gunshot wounds. He was taken to a area hospital, where he died of his injuries.

A suspect was arrested at the time, but was later released as the charges were dismissed.

On Wednesday, a woman was arrested with the help of the US Marshalls Service, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

The suspect is expected to be returned to Kansas where formal charges are pending.

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