Miguel Esquivel

Miguel Esquivel, a 24-year-old Hispanic man from Jerome, Idaho, had his life tragically cut short on a Saturday night in late summer. On August 29, 2020, at around 11:35 p.m., Twin Falls police were called to investigate a shooting. They arrived at an alley near the 300 block of Washington Street North, where they discovered Esquivel. He had suffered a fatal gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Twin Falls Police Department immediately began a homicide investigation. In a coordinated effort with the Twin Falls County Sheriff's Office and the Twin Falls County Prosecutor's Office, authorities worked quickly to identify a suspect. Their investigation led them to another man from Jerome, 23-year-old Miguel Antonio Alarcon.

Less than two days after Esquivel was killed, authorities located their suspect. In the pre-dawn hours of Monday, August 31, 2020, officers found Alarcon at a motel in Twin Falls. At around 4 a.m., they served him with a warrant and took him into custody.

Miguel Antonio Alarcon was subsequently charged with first-degree murder for the death of Miguel Esquivel. As of the arrest in August 2020, a suspect was in custody awaiting legal proceedings.