Police search for 2 accused of deadly triple shooting outside Brookhaven restaurant
Police have obtained arrest warrants for two men accused of shooting three people, killing one, outside a DeKalb County restaurant.
Humberto Lorenzo Barcenas, 21, of Brookhaven, and Enrique Segura Diaz, 19, of Atlanta, are each charged with felony murder, five counts of aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, Brookhaven police said Friday in a news release.
The two allegedly got into a dispute with other customers at the Acapulco Restaurant and Bar on Buford Highway on Sunday, the release said. They’re accused of then running to Diaz’s vehicle, where Barcenas grabbed a firearm.
Police said Diaz drove as Barcenas fired into an occupied taxi cab before turning back and shooting across the crowded parking lot.
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Kevin Carranza Acosta, 21, of Brookhaven, who was a passenger in the taxi, was shot and killed, police said. Javier Lira, the taxi driver, and Paula Gaitan Romera, a bystander in the parking lot, were also shot.
Two other passengers in the taxi were not injured, police said.
The two suspects were last seen driving Diaz’s 1998 Acura Integra with the Georgia tag RKW5709, police said. They’re considered armed and dangerous.
Anyone with information is asked to contact CrimeStoppers at 404-577-8477.
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