Fugitive wanted in 2013 cold case murder in San Fernando Valley is extradited from Mexico

A Mexican national wanted in connection with a 2013 homicide in Arleta has been returned to the United States, the FBI said Tuesday.

Luis Alberto Gutierrez Tejeda, 33, whose last known U.S. address was in Sylmar, he was arrested in October 2024 in Guadalajara, Mexico, and had been awaiting extradition, according to FBI official Laura Eimiller.

Tejeda was wanted for allegedly shooting a man in his car, according to the FBI.

“Once it became known that Tejeda fled the United States, Los Angeles Police Department detectives contacted the FBI’s Fugitive Task Force and requested assistance in locating and apprehending Tejeda,” according to an FBI news release. “Tejeda was escorted by task force members to Los Angeles on Friday and was turned over to the custody of the LAPD.”

He was booked at the LAPD’s 77th Street station and is being held without bail at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles, according to sheriff department jail records.