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Suspect Arrested - Woman Killed by Boyfriend Update
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Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Office of Public Information
400-B S. Martin L. King Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89106
Office 702-828-4082
Sheriff Kevin McMahill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
On April 15, 2025, Oswaldo Natanahel Perez-Sanchez was located in Ciudad Obregon, Sonora Mexico by the Fiscalía Unidad Especializada en Aprehensiones with support from the Mexican Marines and Agencia Ministerial de Investigación Criminal. This arrest comes nearly two years after the murder of Tabatha Tozzi. Following the homicide, several local and international law enforcement agencies conducted an exhaustive investigation to locate and apprehend Perez-Sanchez after he fled to Mexico.
Perez-Sanchez remains in Mexico for local charges pending extradition to the United States of America.
LVMPD expresses gratitude to the U.S. Marshals Service Nevada Violent Offender Task Force, U.S. Marshals Service - District of Arizona Tucson, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Drug Enforcement Administration Nogales Resident Office, and Customs and Border Protection Special Operations Group (San Diego) for their extensive follow-up and collaboration with Mexican authorities to locate Perez-Sanchez.
District of Nevada U.S. Marshal Gary Schofield said, “We have relentlessly pursued this fugitive, and the family can rest knowing that he is now in custody.”
FBI SAC Spencer L. Evans said, “The collaboration required to apprehend this fugitive exemplifies the importance of teamwork. We hope this outcome provides a measure of peace to the family, knowing that he is now in custody.”
Original Press Release
On April 22, 2023, at approximately 10:54 a.m., LVMPD Dispatch received a report of a shooting near a residence in the 8100 block of Leger Drive. Arriving officers located a woman suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Medical personnel transported the victim to UMC, where she was pronounced deceased a few days later.
The investigation by LVMPD Special Victims detectives determined the victim had been in an argument with her boyfriend, 26-year-old Oswaldo Natanahel Perez-Sanchez. During the argument Perez-Sanchez took out a firearm and shot the victim. He fled the area prior to officers’ arrival and his whereabouts are currently unknown.
Anyone who may have any information on the location of Perez-Sanchez or has additional details about this incident is urged to contact the LVMPD Homicide Section by phone at 702-828-3521, or by email at homicide@lvmpd.com. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 702-385-5555, or on the internet at www.crimestoppersofnv.com.
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