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Arrest made in murder of Lake Worth woman

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UPDATE: A suspect in the murder of Rebecca Wurm was arrested Thursday.

Officials say 42-year-old Pedro Concepcion was located in Miami and confessed to the homicide.

He was booked into the Miami-Dade County Jail and is waiting extradition back to Palm Beach County.

EARLIER STORY:

The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office says a woman who was shot early Sunday morning has died.

The shooting happened at 6 a.m. in the 4800 block of Clinton Blvd. in unincorporated Lake Worth.

Deputies responded to the scene and found the female victim, 36-year-old Rebecca Wurm, suffering from gunshot wound(s). She was transported to a local hospital in critical condition and later died from her injuries.

Detectives are following up on a few investigative leads and say Wurm is a victim of a homicide.

Anyone with information is urged to Contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-458-TIPS.