Murder suspect, alleged gang member caught in Wilmington

WILMINGTON — A murder suspect and MS13 gang member was caught in Wilmington Tuesday night.

Twenty-six-year-old Ranger Orlando Alvizures of Myrtle Beach was wanted in connection with the murder of Maro Whitmire in Spartanburg County, South Carolina last month.

Wilmington’s special enforcement response team assisted the violent fugitive task force in arresting Alvizures at the Baymont Hotel on College Road.