ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) - The last of five defendants has pleaded guilty in a double murder in St. Joseph.
Luis Omar Robles-Vargas pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree murder. He had originally been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the July 2017 deaths of 22-year-old Kevin Villegas-Melendez and 25-year-old Raymond Gonzalez-Ortiz. The St. Joseph News-Press reports the plea deal relates to Melendez’s death.
Prosecutors say the victims were killed in an execution. Investigators found 50 shell casings near the victims’ van, and no evidence that the victims had weapons or fired at the suspects.
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Police say residents near the shooting had to run for cover.
Two other defendants have been sentenced to prison and two others are awaiting sentencing.
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Information from: St. Joseph News-Press/St. Joe, Missouri, http://www.newspressnow.com
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