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Green Bay Police say Seymour Park homicide suspect arrested in Illinois

Posted at 11:22 AM, Nov 19, 2020
and last updated 2020-11-19 12:22:11-05

GREEN BAY (NBC 26) -- US Marshals have arrested a suspect in a Green Bay homicide, police said Thursday.

27-year-old Robert J. Bowsky had been taken into custody in Kankakee, Illinois. Green Bay Police said Bowsky was wanted in connection with the homicide that occurred on June 19 at Seymour Park in Green Bay. 24-year-old Deanthony Odum was killed in the incident and two other adults were injured.

Police believe that Bowsky fled to Illinois shortly after the shooting. Green Bay Police said Bowsky has waived his extradition back to Green Bay and officers are expecting him to be transported to the Brown County Jail in the coming days.

If anyone has information related to this incident, you are encouraged to contact Green Bay Area Crime Stoppers at (920) 432-7867 or the Green Bay Police Department at (920) 448-3200.