U.S. Marshals assist Reading Police with the arrest of homicide suspect

An arrest has been made in connection with a homicide that occurred in February 2022, the Reading Police Department announced Friday morning.

On July 6, 2022, U.S. Marshals arrested Deivis Gutiérrez-García in the Bronx, NY. This is in connection with the shooting death of Jackson Reyes-Negrón on February 26, 2022 in the 1000 block of Green Street.

On February 26, 2022, Reading Police Investigators filed a 1st-degree murder charge against Gutiérrez-García, who fled the city shortly after the homicide occurred.

Gutiérrez-García is currently being held at the Rikers Island Prison in New York City, awaiting extradition to Berks County.