(CNN) - Mirjana
Puhar, a recent contestant on "America's Next Top Model," was found
dead in a triple homicide Tuesday in Charlotte, North Carolina,
according to police reports.
The
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department responded to a call Tuesday
evening that three people appeared to be dead in a Charlotte home.
Officers discovered the bodies of Puhar, 19, Jonathan Cosme Alvarado,
23, and Jusmar Isiah Gonzaga-Garcia, 21.
Puhar
appeared on "America's Next Top Model" Cycle 21, the most recent season
of the popular reality TV show hosted by supermodel Tyra Banks.
Emmanuel
Jesus Rangel, 19, was quickly identified as a suspect in the slayings,
brought into police custody and charged with three counts of
first-degree homicide. He is in the custody of the Mecklenburg County
Sheriff's Office.
Police said in a press release that it appears the victims and Rangel knew one another and the "incident was drug related."
Rangel was also charged in connection with a homicide that took place in Matthews, North Carolina, on Sunday, police said.
Puhar was a Serbian refugee who arrived in the United States along with her family at the age of 5, according to a profile in The Charlotte Observer.
The 5' 9 1/2" beauty began modeling at 12.
She
attended high school in the Charlotte area and dropped out at 16 to her
parents' dismay, she told The Observer: "I was a wild child," she said.
"I went out, had fun, partied, whatever -- I didn't really have the
best influences around me."
She later earned her GED just before being cast in "America's Next Top Model."
Puhar
was eliminated in the 10th episode of the show last year. After news of
her death surfaced, fans and friends took to social media to remember
her and express their sadness.
Dang...RIP to Mirjana Puhar. I didn't watch ANTM b/c tyra gets on my effing nerves, but she was a beautiful woman
— J I Λ (@missjia) February 25, 2015
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