And while there haven't been any arrests for the Velasquez murder, last night, we told you that police had charged 23 year-old Jesse Mejia for the Ladyville double murder which happened earlier this week. Well, they have also charged another man, 22 year-old Darwin Prado - who had previously been charged for a 2016 incident at the Lozano home - when Casey Lozano was shot in the hand.
But now this is a 2018 double murder - and Casey Lozano and Marlon Spain are dead. So, today both Prado and Mejia were arraigned today before Chief Magistrate Sharon Frazer. Both men have been jointly charged with 2 counts of murder for the shooting deaths of Lozano and Spain. They are also jointly charged with 2 counts each of use of deadly means of harm for the injuries that 22 year-old Jonah Gray and 47 year-old Sidney Humes suffered in the same shooting. They have also been charged with grievous harm upon Sidney Humes, and wounding upon Jonah Gray.
After Chief Magistrate Frazer read the charges to them in court, she remanded them to prison. They next appear in court on April 26th.
As we reported, on Tuesday evening, at around 6:45 p.m., the victims Lozano, Spain, Gray and a group of friends were hanging out at a yard on Marage Road in Ladyville, which belongs to Spain's family. Two masked gunmen came out of the bushes behind the house, and opened fire, killing two and injuring two others.
Police were able to make the quick arrest because they were given a full account and description of what happened by the many eyewitnesses in the yard.
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