DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Three men are being charged with murder after a robbery ended in gunfire earlier this year.
DeKalb County police say in February they were called to a shooting at an apartment complex. Adrian Navarette-Garcia, 17, was shot and killed and another person was found shot nearby.
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Now, police have charged 19-year-old Mario Cota, 18-year-old Joel Espinoza-Zaldivar and 18-year-old Brayan Ibarra with murder and four counts of aggravated assault.
Investigators believe the shooting started out as a robbery.
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Channel 2 Action News was on the scene during WSB Tonight and saw a police investigation surrounding a car with a shot out window.
According to jail records, Ibarra has been in custody since July. Cota and Espinoza-Zaldivar were arrested on Wednesday.
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