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Suspect Arrested in 2013 West Palm Beach School Slayings

A suspect in the 2013 slayings of two janitors at a prestigious Florida arts schools has been flown back from Colombia to face murder charges.

West Palm Beach police say FBI agents flew Javier Burgos back this week and that he confessed to detectives Thursday to shooting Ted Orama and Christopher Marshall on June 19, 2013, at the Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts. He was being booked at the Palm Beach County.

The Palm Beach Post reported police investigated Burgos during his four years at the school. He had been accused of trying to sell a gun to a co-worker on school grounds, grabbing his crotch in front of a female colleague and challenging another co-worker to fight.

It couldn't be determined if Burgos has an attorney.

Copyright AP - Associated Press
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