The Savannah Police Department have identified a suspect in the June 15 homicide of Regner Arce, 56. The SPD is seeking the public's help in locating David Brohawn, 50, who is being sought on murder charges.
According to the SPD, Brohawn is homeless and still may be in the Savannah area.
The SPD Violent Crimes detectives opened the homicide investigation on June 30. A police department release states that officers responded to the 1900 block of East Victory Drive near Harry S. Truman Parkway at around 7:45 a.m. June 15 and found Arce, who is homeless, suffering from injuries from an apparent altercation.
He was then transported to Memorial Health University Medical Center and died June 25.
According to an online obituary, Arce was born in Peru and was a cross country runner and carpenter. He is survived by his daughter, Cynthia Arce; parents, Regner Arce and Alix Portilla Arce; siblings, Max Arce, Ives Arce, Ivan Arce, Yvonne Arce, and Jacqueline Arce (deceased), as well as four nieces and nephews.
An SPD weekly crime report updated to July 10 shows there have been 19 total homicides this year, no change from last year, but six more than 2019.
Anyone with information on the incident should call the SPD Violent Crimes Tip Line at (912) 525-3124 or CrimeStoppers at (912) 234-2020. Tipsters remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward. CrimeStoppers tips can also be submitted online by visiting SavannahChathamCrimeStoppers.org and clicking “Submit Online Tip.”
Nancy Guan is the general assignment reporter covering Chatham County municipalities. Reach her at nguan@gannett.com or on Twitter @nancyguann.
This article originally appeared on Savannah Morning News: Savannah Police Department seeking suspect in June slaying of homeless man
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