Skagit murder suspect caught after fleeing Bellingham

A man wanted for murder in Skagit County was caught Wednesday trying to flee Bellingham on a Greyhound bus.

Skagit County Sheriff’s detectives have been looking for Alberto Flores Alaniz, 39, as a suspect in the May 4 killing of Miguel Felix, 36, just south of Mount Vernon, according to Sgt. Jennifer Sheahan-Lee. Alaniz and Felix previously lived together.

Deputies found Felix’s body in the 17000 block of Blodgett Road the afternoon of May 4 and the death was later determined to be a homicide. Investigators recovered a black Hummer H2 that was missing from the scene but had not located Alaniz, who was reported in Snohomish and King counties since the death.

Acting on a tip, Bellingham Police determined Alaniz had been here but left Wednesday morning on a Greyhound bus bound for Centralia. Police in Centralia found Alaniz in a men’s restroom at the bus terminal and arrested him.

Skagit County detectives then picked him up and booked him into Skagit County jail.

This story was originally published May 18, 2017 at 8:17 AM with the headline "Skagit murder suspect caught after fleeing Bellingham."