Guyanese wanted for quadruple murder captured after US manhunt

Police have caught a Guyanese immigrant who they believe killed his former boss – the chief executive officer and president of American Iron Works –, his wife, 10-year-old son, and housekeeper.

Daron Dylon Wint, who moved to the United States 15 years ago, was captured around 11 o’clock last night, ending a multistate manhunt that was launched after he allegedly killed Savvas Savopoulos, Amy Savopoulos, Philip Savopoulos, and Veralicia Figueroa on May 14 at their northwest Washington, D.C. mansion, close to Vice President Joe Biden’s official residence. Commander of the U.S. Marshal Service’s Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force, Robert Fernandez, told the Associated Press that investigators tracked Wint to the Brooklyn area of New York City, where they barely missed him Wednesday night. Then last night their search led them to a Howard Johnson Express Inn in College Park, Maryland, where they determined Wint was either in a car in the parking lot or a moving truck.

Fernandez said the vehicles left together and the police followed them, eventually intercepting them and taking Wint, three other men, and two women into custody.

Police say 34-year-old Wint, who previously worked as a welder at American Iron Works, held the Savopoulos family and their housekeeper hostage from the night of May 13 before ending their lives the next day.

According to the Washington Post, while the four were being held, one of Savopoulos’ employees came to the home and dropped off $40,000. Police say after committing the murders and arson, Wint took the money and escaped in Mrs Savopoulos’ Porsche which was later found on fire in a parking lot.

The bodies of Wint’s victims were discovered after firefighters responded to reports of a fire at the house.

The couple’s two teenage daughters were away at boarding school at the time of the home invasion. Wint became the chief suspect after investigators found his DNA on the crust of a pizza that had been delivered to the house on May 14.

“It does appear that this was a random crime,” Washington Police Chief Cathy Lanier told reporters yesterday. “We have not ruled out that there are others involved.”

Several American media outlets reported that Wint has a previous criminal history, facing multiple charges over the years, including domestic violence, theft, assault, domestic violence, concealment of a dangerous weapon, as well as a sexual offence charge.

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