An Oklahoma man on the run since his wife’s 2017 murder was arrested earlier this summer in Mexico.

Tulsa police said Wednesday that Jose Gomez-Baca, 31, was arrested on June 27 in Tecomán, Colima, and has now been extradited to the United States to face a first degree murder charge in the death of his estranged wife Elizabeth Rodriguez on June 22, 2017.

Rodriguez, 26, was shot and killed while sitting in a car outside her home at about 1:30 a.m., the Tulsa World said. Gomez-Baca was quickly identified as the suspect and charged with murder, but he fled before he could be taken into custody.

Detectives said at the time they believed Gomez-Baca “surprised his wife as she arrived in a car with her family,” noting that he had previously reported her missing.

The victim’s brother told the Tulsa World that Rodriguez and been seeking a legal separation.

Gomez-Baca is being held at the Tulsa County Jail without bond, police said.

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[Featured image: Jose Gomez-Baca/Tulsa Police Department]