A Savannah man will remain in jail pending a July 18 preliminary hearing in the early Sunday shooting death of Marco Cruz,
Ruiz Suchiapa Venturino, 46, was arraigned on murder and aggravated assault charges Monday in a video arraignment before Chatham County Recorder’s Court Judge Harris Odell Jr.
Only a Superior Court judge can set bond on a murder charge. Odell said no bond would be set and scheduled the preliminary hearing.
The charges stemmed from the fatal shooting of Cruz, 54, on Queen Ann Court on Savannah’s southside. The victim was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital where he died.
Savannah-Chatham police said the shooting following a confrontation between the two men.