Two 19-year-olds killed one man, then assaulted 3 others, Huntersville police say
The two 19-year-old suspects in a Huntersville homicide assaulted three other people during the same incident, Huntersville police say.
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Details of what ignited the violence have not been released.
Henry Leonel Vindall Branco, of Charlotte, was fatally shot around 4:15 a.m. on Sunday, May 3, in an industrial park along Weller Way, near Bryton Corporate Center Drive, Huntersville police say. Twenty-year-old Branco died after being taken to a Charlotte hospital, officials say.
Jose Quintanilla-Cordova and Dorian Jassier Tabora Oro have been arrested and charged with first degree murder in connection with the shooting, Huntersville police said in a June 3 news release.
The two Charlotte men assaulted three other people around the same time, leading to them facing three additional counts of felony assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, court documents report.
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Details of injuries suffered during the three victims have not been released, and investigators have not said if the suspects and victims were acquainted.
Quintanilla-Cordova was armed with a rifle during the assaults, and Oro had a handgun, police said.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has filed a detainer on Oro, should he be released from jail, court records show.
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