Octaviano Juarez-Corro Wanted For The South Shore Park Multiple Memorial Day 2006 Homicides Arrested In Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico

Juarez-Corro was taken into custody in Mexico for multiple homicides in Milwaukee on 2006, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

February 4, 2022

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced that Octaviano Juarez-Corro, 48, a mexican national who placed on the 10 most wanted FBI list in 2021 had been taken into custody by the FBI, Interpol and Mexican local authorities in a joint operation in the City of Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico on Thursday night. Juarez-Corro had a a $100,000 reward for information leading to his arrest.

Juarez-Corro was charged in Milwaukee County with two felony counts for 1st-degree intentional homicide and three felony counts of 1st-degree attempted intentional homicide in 2006, along with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

If convicted, Juarez-Corro is facing up to life in prison without the the possibility of parole for each 1st-degree intentional homicide count and up to 60 years in prison for each 1st-degree attempted intentional homicide count.

Juarez-Corro is currently being processed for extradition to the U.S. to face prosecution, he could challenge the extradition request by the U.S., but will eventually be extridited to Wisconsin.

According to the criminal complaint and the FBI, on May 29, 2006, Juarez-Corro allegedly shot and killed two individuals and wounded three others at a large holiday picnic in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Authorities allege that Juarez-Corro entered South Shore Park on the banks of Lake Michigan, where hundreds of people were gathered for a Memorial Day picnic, including many families with children—among them Juarez-Corro's estranged wife and their 3-year-old daughter. Juarez-Corro, who was an uninvited guest, caused a commotion and demanded to see his daughter. His wife informed him that he was not allowed to see his daughter that day and demanded that he leave. Juarez-Corro then became agitated and shortly thereafter produced a handgun from his waistband. He demanded for the targeted victims to get on their knees, but before they could comply, Juarez-Corro shot each one execution-style.

He shot his estranged wife twice in the chest, but she survived. Juarez-Corro also shot other members of her family and friends at the picnic. In total five people were shot, two of which were fatally wounded. The deceased victims were identified as Raymundo Muñoz-Silva, 31 and Julio Diaz-Guillen, 17. 

Both Muñoz-Silva and Diaz-Guillen were shot in the head. Muñoz-Silva was the boyfriend of Juarez-Corro's estranged wife.