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An arrest has been made in a weekend homicide in Cape Girardeau

Cape Girardeau murder suspect Izaiah Turner
Cape Girardeau Co. Sheriff's Dept.
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Cape Girardeau Co. Sheriff's Dept.

A Cape Girardeau County teenager is facing murder charges after a shooting death this past weekend.

The Cape Girardeau-Bollinger County Major Case Squad reports 18-year-old Izaiah James Turner is charged with First Degree Murder and Armed Criminal Action.

On Saturday evening, the Major Case Squad was activated in reference to a homicide near Bellevue and Fountain Street in Cape Girardeau.

Investigators say 22-year-old Nathan Hinojosa, Jr. died from his gunshot wounds. Turner was arrested several hours later.

Following the arrest, the Major Case Squad disbanded.

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