Overview

• Police apprehended Maximiliano Velázquez during an urgent search in paraje Calderón and confiscated a red motorcycle consistent with witness descriptions.
• Investigative sources say the motorcycle’s decals had been recently removed, which they view as a possible attempt to change the vehicle’s appearance.
• The victims, Adriana Miriam Velázquez, 52, and her daughter Mariana Bustos, 25, were found dead after their home on Santa Fe 2300 burned.
• Family members challenge the suspect’s account that he went to collect sorrentinos, noting messages and a neighbor indicated the pickup was planned for Wednesday while the fire occurred Tuesday.
• Authorities are awaiting autopsy results and further forensic tests on the motorcycle and fire scene as the criminal investigation proceeds.