Before Willian Tunchez was fatally shot and robbed, three teens lured him with the promise of sex to the Suwanee path where he later died, a Gwinnett County detective said at a Thursday hearing.
Franecha Torres, 17, of Norcross, along with Nicholas Evans, 17, and Khalil Miller, 18, both of Suwanee, are all charged in the killing of 21-year-old Tunchez, of Lawrenceville. Tunchez’s body was found by neighborhood children the day after he was fatally shot, according to police.
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Evans and Miller told Tunchez he could have sex with Torres for $300 on Oct. 7 if he came to a wooded walking path in a Suwanee subdivision, Detective Micah Hegwood testified at the preliminary hearing. When Tunchez arrived, Evans pointed a gun at Tunchez and Miller hit him over the head with a stick, Hegwood said. Tunchez started wrestling for the gun, and the gun went off.
Tunchez was shot in the neck. Evans, Miller and Torres took the belongings Tunchez had on him and fled, leaving Tunchez bleeding on the path, according to Hegwood. Tunchez’s body was discovered the next day, but not before Miller returned to the scene for a second look, Hegwood said.
“[Miller] said he actually went back and checked on the body the next day,” Hegwood said.
The teens also claimed to have been members of the Gangsta Disciples, according to Hegwood, but later said they were “just pretending.”
Evans and Miller have admitted to police that they were involved in Tunchez’s death, Channel 2 Action News reported. Torres has not said anything to the police regarding Tunchez, according to the news station.
Miller and Evans are both charged with felony murder, aggravated assault and armed robbery. Torres is charged with felony murder and armed robbery. The three teens are also being held on armed robbery charges stemming from three other incidents in Suwanee.
Miller, Evans and Torres are all being held without bond. The Thursday hearing was to determine whether there was probable cause for the charges to go forward; a magistrate judge determined there was. The issue of bond will be addressed at a later date by a Gwinnett County Superior Court judge.
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