GREEN BAY (NBC 26) -- Green Bay Police have officially identified the suspect and victims in a double homicide.
On Monday, at 8:36 p.m., Green Bay Police said officers responded to a home on Clement Street for a reported disturbance. When officers arrived, police said they found 37-year-old Gerson V. Alvarez-Franco and 30-year-old Jaime A. Lemus dead from apparent gunshot wounds.
Investigators identified 28-year-old Oscar F Lemus-Franco as the suspect. Police said the victims and the suspect are relatives.
Police said officers located Oscar Lemus-Franco driving on the east side of Green Bay at 5:30 a.m. Police tried to stop Oscar Lemus-Franco but police said he drove off, leading officers on a lengthy pursuit that ended on Dousman Street at Broadway.
Police said the suspect got out of the car and slashed an officer's face with a knife. After a short foot chase, Oscar Lemus Franco was taken into custody.
According to Green Bay Police, Oscar Lemus-Franco had a self-inflected wound to his wrist that officers treated with tourniquets. He was transported to a local hospital and later transferred to a hospital in Milwaukee for more extensive treatment.
Green Bay Police says it has referred several charges to the District Attorney’s office including attempted homicide and two counts of first degree intentional homicide.
A GoFundMe has been set up to help the victims' families pay for funeral expenses.
