Police Arrest Man in Killing of Nursing Student at University of Georgia

Police Arrest Man in Killing of Nursing Student at University of Georgia
University of Georgia police along with Athens-Clarke County police, Georgia State Patrol, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) search the Cielo Azulyk apartment complex after executing a search warrant in Athens, Ga., on Feb. 23. 2024. Joshua L. Jones/Athens Banner-Herald via AP
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ATHENS, Ga.—A 26-year-old man was arrested Friday in the killing of a nursing student whose body was found on the University of Georgia campus, and police said he apparently did not know the victim, he acted alone and there was no further threat to the university community.

The suspect, identified as Athens resident Jose Antonio Ibarra, was taken into custody for the death of 22-year-old Laken Hope Riley, police said. The body of the Augusta University College of Nursing student was found near running trails Thursday, launching a highly visible police investigation that centered on an apartment complex just south of there.