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Israel Mendoza has been wanted by authorities since he allegedly shoot Michele Lutz in the back on Front and Elm Street killing her on August 2, 1998, according to Reading police.
Now 43 years old, Mendoza was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals and local law enforcement in Jalisco, Mexico, on Friday, August 18th, 2023, according to the police release.
Mendoza was the third of four suspects to be arrested in connection with this deadly drive-by shooting.
Both Placido Rodriguez and Joshua Ramirez were arrested in 1998, pleaded guilty to conspiracy of third-degree murder, and were sentenced to 10 to 20 years in state prison, as detailed in the release.
The fourth suspect, Robert Radhames-Herrera, remains at large.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call Reading police at 610-655-6116 or Crime Alert Berks County at 877-373-9913.
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