A suspect is in custody in connection with the July 31 homicide of two Chicago men at a Gary shopping center, police said Friday evening.

The U.S. Marshals Service Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested the man Friday in connection with the murders of 37-year-old Dante Givens and 36-year-old Deon Stewart, according to a Gary Police Department release.

The Post-Tribune is not releasing the suspect’s name because he has not been formally charged, but police said he is facing two counts of murder, a Level 1 felony.

Both deaths were ruled homicides, the Lake County Coroner’s Office said in a release at the time, and toxicology tests were pending. The murders occurred in the 3700 block of Grant Street, at the Village Shopping Center parking lot.

The coroner’s office was called

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