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Yonnie3

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Fri Jul 21, 2023, 07:18 PM Jul 2023

Fatal shooting at Berkmar Drive Jiffy Lube [near Charlottesville, VA]

the weekend begins

From WINA radio a copy of the Albemarle County Police news release

July 21, 2023, News Release

ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VA – At approximately 5:06 pm on Friday, July 21, 2023, Albemarle County Police Department was dispatched to a call for shots fired in a parking lot on the corner of Berkmar Drive and Seminole Trail. Officers responded to the scene 3 minutes after dispatch.

Upon arrival at the scene, officers detained one person. One victim was pronounced deceased at the scene and another victim was transported to UVA Hospital in critical condition.

This is being considered an isolated incident and officers do not suspect any additional offenders involved.

Victims’ identities are being withheld pending the notification of next of kin.

This is an ongoing investigation by ACPD’s Criminal Investigations Division. Updates will be provided as they become available.


https://wina.com/news/064460-fatal-shooting-at-berkmar-drive-jiffy-lube/
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Fatal shooting at Berkmar Drive Jiffy Lube [near Charlottesville, VA] (Original Post) Yonnie3 Jul 2023 OP
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Yonnie3

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1. Update
Tue Jul 25, 2023, 07:49 AM
Jul 2023

Two now dead and one arrested. No motive has been reported.

https://www.cbs19news.com/story/49244895/suspect-facing-murder-charges-in-connection-with-berkmar-drive-shooting

ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- A second person died over the weekend in connection with Friday’s shooting on Berkmar Drive and one person is facing murder charges.

The Albemarle County Police Department responded to a shots fired call around 5:05 p.m. Friday in a parking lot near the Jiffy Lube and the car wash.

One victim died at the scene and the second was taken to the University of Virginia Health System in critical condition. The second died Saturday of the injuries they sustained.

The victims have now been identified as 27-year-old Carlos Atilio Portillo Requeno and 22-year-old Gerardo Antonio Chicas-Torres, both residents of Albemarle County.

When officers arrived on the scene, they detained 22-year-old Charles Munoz De Jesus of Albemarle County, who is now facing two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.

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