Friday, July 22, 2016

Canton Police and GBI Investigate Double Homicide

Update 4:15 PM, July 23, 2016

The families of the victims have been notified in the double homicide that occurred on Friday, July 22, 2016. The victims have been identified as siblings Omar Ruiz (23 years old) and Antonia Ruiz (27 years old) both of Canton GA.


Update 1:00 PM, July 22, 2016

Oscar Tierrablanca, 28 yrs. old from Dallas, Ga. has turned himself into authorities.  This individual is a suspect in the double homicide that occurred earlier today and is the father of the female victim’s 18 month old child.  It has been determined that the two victims were brother and sister.  The victims will be identified after family notifications have been made.

Oscar Tierrablanca will be booked into the Cherokee County Adult Detention Center and charged with two (2) counts of Murder (O.C.G.A 16-5-1).   

  

Update: 8:40 AM, July 22, 2016

A suspect of the double homicide is in custody and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Canton Police Department are still actively working this case.  The bodies of the victims will be taken to the GBI Medical Examiner’s Office for autopsy. Further updates will follow when available.


On Friday, July 22, 2016, at approximately 1:30 AM, Canton Officers responded to Laurels at Greenwood Apartment complex (1215 Hickory Flat Hwy, Canton, GA.) to an assault call at building 3000.  Upon arrival, Officers found a Hispanic male and female lying in the breezeway of the third floor from apparent stab wounds. The male was deceased and the female was transported to Northside Hospital – Cherokee where she was later pronounced dead.  No suspects were located.


The Georgia Bureau of Investigation was contacted and is working alongside CPD Detectives in the case.  The investigation is active and ongoing while GBI Agents and Canton Detectives pursue leads.  Anyone who has information is encouraged to contact the Canton Police Department at (678) 493-4080 or the GBI Tip Line at 1-800-597-8477.