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Latino suspect in killing of Georgia nursing student indicted on murder, kidnapping charges

A memorial service at the University of Georgia (Credit: University of Georgia)

Venezuelan immigrant José Antonio Ibarra was indicted on Tuesday for the killing of 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley in Georgia in February, a case that gained national attention as Republicans across the country highlighted the fact that the accused was in the country unlawfully.

Concretely, Ibarra faces 10 charges, among them felony murder, malice murder, kidnapping with bodily injury and aggravated assault with intent to rape, NBC News reported.

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