VIRGIL MACK JR. (courtesy of Ruston Police Department)
A man wanted for a murder last night (Thursday night) in Ruston was arrested in Texas after a police chase that started on Interstate 20 near Bossier City. Dylan Castaneda with Ruston Police says 31-year-old Virgil Mack of Dubach fatally shot 35-year-old Ontario Spivey of Ruston at the USA Travel Plaza convenience store. Castaneda says security cameras captured the shooting.
“We started combing through the video surveillance and were able to obtain a license plate of the suspect’s vehicle, and video surveillance also captured the shooting itself,” Castaneda said.
The police chase ended in Marshall, Texas when Mack crashed his vehicle. Castaneda says they were able to identify Mack as the shooter thanks to the help of a local police officer.
“Once we got a picture of the suspect from video surveillance, we started showing it around disseminating it to people and one of the Grambling City (Police) Officers immediately, within a few minutes, had the guy identified,” Castaneda said.
Mack has been charged with second-degree murder.
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