Suspect in fatal shooting at Liberty Park in May 2013 now in custody

Linzy Jerome Hopkins, 33, is being held on a $2 million warrant in the San Diego Central Jail, after being turned over by Mexican authorities to U.S. Customs enforcement agents.

A suspect on the run for 2 1/2 years following a gun battle at Liberty Park that left a Seattle woman dead was arrested Dec. 8 in Tijuana, Mexico.

Linzy Jerome Hopkins, 33, is being held on a $2 million warrant in the San Diego Central Jail, after being turned over by Mexican authorities to U.S. Customs enforcement agents.

Late last week, Renton detectives interviewed Hopkins at the jail. The King County Sheriff’s Office is working on his extradition.

Mexican authorities arrested Hopkins for using fraudulent identification under a different name. Customs agents checking his real name discovered the warrant for felony murder issued in May 2013.

According to Renton Police, a fistfight between two women at Liberty Park near the children’s play area ended in gunfire between at least one man from each of the women’s associates. After the gunfire, everyone fled.

Lonnie Reynolds, 20, who was not involved in the shooting, was caught in the crossfire and died at Harborview Medical Center after suffering a gunshot to her torso, according to Renton Police.

Investigators found nine shell casings or pieces of lead at the park. At the time a second man was interviewed, then released, pending further investigation.