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Moorhead Police Attempt to Locate Murder Suspect
During the early morning of Tuesday, July 27, 2021, the Moorhead Police Department was contacted by the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) to assist in locating a murder suspect. Oscar Junior Andujar Ortiz, age 25, is wanted by the BCI in connection with a shooting death in rural Killdeer, ND.
The BCI believed the male would be picked up in the area of the 3600 block of 8 Street South. Officers responded to the area and were believed to have spotted Ortiz as he ran west from that area. His vehicle was later found on Rivershore Drive South and impounded. Despite a K9 track and assistance from the Moorhead Fire Department drone team, Ortiz has not been located. It is unknown if Ortiz is still in the area, or if he was picked up at another location. A female acquaintance of the suspect was located and taken into custody.
Ortiz should be considered armed and dangerous. He is described as a Hispanic male, 5’5”, 160 lbs, wearing blue jeans and either a long sleeve blue t-shirt or no shirt.
If you have immediate information, you are asked to call 911. The Moorhead Police Department is asking property owners in the area to check their surveillance equipment. Anyone with delayed information can contact the Red River Regional Dispatch Center at 701.451.7660 and ask to speak with a Moorhead Supervisor.
Oscar Ortiz
Capt. Deric Swenson, 218.299.5186