The justice department said Ramirez was arrested one hour and 13 minutes after he was announced as the 538th addition to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list. The previous record, set in 1969, was two hours.
“This Department of Justice is arresting the FBI’s Top Ten Most Wanted criminals as quickly as they are added to the list,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said in the press release.
Fugitives who have allegedly committed a variety of crimes are put on the list, which at one point featured Osama bin Laden, mostly because they have committed serious crimes, are considered dangerous and their whereabouts are not widely known.
Currently half the people on the list are accused of helping international gangs traffic drugs into the US and the one woman, Ruja Ignatova, allegedly stole billions of dollars in a cryptocurrency fraud scheme.
Ramirez is set to face multiple murder charges in King County Superior Court, including first degree murder and second degree murder.
“Mr. Ramirez’s addition to the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted List brought attention to a case that has deeply affected our community and resulted in a swift apprehension of a dangerous fugitive,” Neil Floyd, an attorney for the Western District of Washington, said in the press release.
The two deceased victims in the shooting were not named. The FBI said a third person was also injured.
Ramirez is due to appear at King County Superior Court in roughly two weeks for his arraignment, the justice department said.
