A Gaithersburg, Maryland, man, accused of shooting and killing his partner on Sunday, was arrested in Texas on Monday.
Luis Antonio Quintanilla, 39, is charged in the shooting of his 35-year-old partner, Maritza Ferman Sorto, during the predawn hours of Sunday, in what police said was a domestic-related homicide.
Montgomery County Police said officers responded to the 9000 block of Centerway Road in Gaithersburg for a report of a shooting around 2:40 a.m. When they arrived at the residence police said they shared, officers found Sorto outside suffering from a gunshot wound.
She died at the scene.
Detectives investigated and determined that Quintanilla “was responsible for Sorto’s death,” and they obtained a warrant charging him with first-degree murder.
On Monday, Quintanilla was arrested in Irving, Texas, a town west of Dallas, after being reported by people who knew he had a warrant for his arrest, police said.
He is being held in Texas while awaiting extradition to Maryland.
A map of where the shooting took place is below.
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