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Tri-City Bombers gang member surrenders amid murder investigation
Posted: 01.18.2012 at 9:50 AM
Updated: 01.18.2012 at 4:40 PM
Katie Lopez

Katie Lopez is a reporter for Action 4 News.

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Robert "Stretch" Garcia and other suspects in the murder of Rogelio Pardo, Jr.
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A member of the Tri-City Bombers gang has surrendered to authorities after being named as a suspect in an ongoing murder investigation.

San Juan police told Action 4 News that murder suspect Robert "Stretch" Garcia turned himself in on Tuesday night.

Garcia is one of six suspects in the beating death of 36-year-old Rogelio Pardo, Jr.

Pardo attended a party at the Condesa Apartments off South I Road in San Juan late Sunday night.

It's not clear what happened but the suspects alleged beat and dragged Pardo next to a dumpster where he died early Sunday morning.

Garcia is the fourth suspect arrested in the investigation.

He is expected to be arraigned on Wednesday.

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