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Man committed For Gas Station Double Murder
posted (May 16, 2012)
When David Longsworth and Edgar Ayala were killed at a gas station in 2010 - it shook the city. Well now, a man will stand trial for the murder.

The preliminary inquiry for 41 year-old Ervin Reneau, who was charged for the 2010 double murders of Edgar Ayala and David Longsworth, finished in the Magistrate's Court today. It was determined that he will stand trial in the Supreme Court.

Reneau was charged with 2 counts of Murder, and 4 counts of attempted murder which police say he committed against William Henry, Antonia Medina, Ursula Longsworth, and Esram Brackett-Martinez.

When police arrested him on December 2, 2010, he was caught with a 9 millimeter pistol, and as a result, he was also charged with keeping an unlicensed firearm.

Today, the prosecutor tendered 27 witness statements and 23 pieces of evidence which they plan to use against Reneau. He also indicated to the court that he will call 2 witnesses to testify in his defense.

His trial is scheduled to be called up in the September sessions of the Supreme Court.

As we reported, Longsworth and Ayala were murdered at the Texaco Gas Station at Mile 1 ½ on the Northern Highway on December 1, 2010.

Police believe that Ayala, who was the security guard on duty, was ambushed by his assailants, and because they believed that Longsworth could possibly identify them, they attacked him and his family who were customers at the pump.

The gunmen didn't kill Longsworth's wife, Ursula, but they did murder him before they escaped.

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