Deputies' bodycam video captured the dramatic moment Thursday when two officers — and their K9s — arrested a double murder suspect in a wooded area near Florida's Gulf Coast.
Angel Gabriel Cuz-Choc was found hiding less than two miles from where his girlfriend, Amalia Coc Choc de Pec, 36, and her daughter, 4-year-old Estrella Pec Coc, were found dead less than 24 hours before.
Shortly after his arrest, Cuz-Choc confessed to both murders, officials said.
The three had arrived from Guatemala about three months ago, reports CBS affiliate WTSP. The victims were found stabbed to death Wednesday afternoon at a mobile home in Dover, Florida, according to the station.
Authorities were called after the little girl was found dead inside the home — with her mother found in the backyard, lying "in her own puddle of blood," according to Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister. Investigators believed a bloody handprint, found on the side of the mobile home, came from the woman fighting for her life.
"I am taken back by the level of pure evil that has transpired when our suspect brutally murdered an innocent woman and a young child," Chronister said at a news conference.
Officials revealed that during the time Cuz-Choc was in a relationship with the woman, the child was not biologically related to him.
Following a relentless overnight investigation, authorities were able to track down the suspect and recovered a bloodstained shirt that they believe belonged to him, according to Chronister.
"His attempts were futile in comparison to the unwavering dedication of our team of detectives who spared no effort in their pursuit," he stated in a press release. "There was not a single spot within this perimeter that our deputies did not thoroughly investigate."
Cuz-Choc is currently being charged with two counts of first-degree murder for the "appalling and atrocious killings" — additional charges are anticipated, as per officials.
Dover is situated approximately 20 miles to the east of Tampa.
