Illegal immigrant confesses to 2 cold-blooded murders months apart: report
An illegal immigrant is facing a slew of charges after he reportedly confessed to two separate murders in North Carolina that occurred months apart.
Angelvis Jesus Quintero Fernandez, 22, was taken into custody in Charlotte on Monday following an unrelated traffic stop, according to WBTV.
After speaking with investigators, Fernandez was reportedly charged with first-degree murder stemming from the alleged shooting of Ludvin Antonio Guzman Morales, 44, earlier this year.
Authorities allege Morales was watching a fight on Central Avenue on Saturday, Jan. 24, when he tried to kick one of the suspects as the altercation moved further down the roadway, WBTV reported.
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Morales and the suspect began circling the area as they both tried to kick each other, but not actually start a fight, police reportedly wrote in an affidavit.
Fernandez allegedly approached Morales from behind and shot him multiple times as he fell to the ground, WBTV reported.
The suspect and Fernandez then reportedly got into their vehicle and subsequently pulled up next to Morales to shoot him again before driving off.
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Morales’ lifeless body was found lying in the road around 3:30 a.m., WBTV reported.
Authorities did not initially name a suspect in the days following the shooting.
On Sunday, authorities were called to El Paisano Restauranté in east Charlotte shortly after 2 a.m. regarding a report of an assault with a deadly weapon, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said in a statement.
Upon arriving, deputies found Luis Daniel Gutierrez Mora, 31, with life-threatening injuries from an apparent gunshot wound.
Mora was transported to a local hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
Investigators were able to match spent bullet casings found in January to Sunday’s murder case, according to WSOC.
Following his arrest stemming from an unrelated traffic stop on Wednesday, Fernandez confessed to both killings, WSOC reported.
He was subsequently booked into the Mecklenburg County jail on two counts of murder, along with other charges, and denied bond, according to booking records.
Following news of his arrest, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged a detainer against Fernandez "to prevent him from reentering the community," the agency said in an X post.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department and ICE did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.