Police arrest man in killing of nursing student at University of Georgia

Published February 23, 2024 6:31 AM

By JEFF AMY, SHARON JOHNSON and JEFF MARTIN
Associated Press

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Police say they have arrested a man in connection with the killing of a nursing student whose body was found on the University of Georgia campus in Athens. The 22-year-old was found dead on the campus on Thursday after a friend told police she had not returned from a morning run. The university’s police chief says Laken Hope Riley died of blunt force injuries. The arrest of Athens resident Jose Antonio Ibarra comes after a highly visible police investigation Friday that centered on an apartment complex near the wooded parkland where Riley’s body was found. Police say Ibarra is facing murder, assault and other charges and they believe he acted alone.

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