Martínez who was charged in a double homicide was taken into custody.
By H. Nelson Goodson
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.
August 21, 2024
Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Monday, Moses Xavier Martínez, 17, was taken into custody and on Tuesday appeared at a Milwaukee County court to face a double homicide charge. Martínez was criminally charged with two felony counts for 1st-degree intentional homicide including use of a dangerous weapon and one felony count for 1st-degree recklessly endangering safety including use of dangerous weapon for the June 15th double homicide of Isaac Rodriguez-Duarte, 15, and Diego Francisco Herrera-Mejia, 16, and the shooting of Emily Rocha, 14, who was shot in thigh and suffered a non-life threatening injury at the 900 block of W. Manitoba Ave. in the Southside of Milwaukee.
If convicted, Martínez is facing up to two life terms in prison without the possibility of parole for each count of 1st-degree intentional homicide, and facing up to 12 years and 5 months in prison for 1st-degree recklessly endangering safety and fines up to $25,000, or both.
A cash bond of $1,000,000 was set on Tuesday for Martínez. He is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on August 28th, according to Milwaukee County court records.
According to the criminal complaint, Martínez allegedly shot at Rodriguez-Duarte, Herrera-Mejia after a brief altercation, and Martínez then fled in an electric scooter. Rocha who is Herrera-Mejia's cousin was also shot by Martínez.
Rodriguez-Duarte, Herrera-Mejia and Rocha were attending Herrera-Mejia's 16th Birthday party, when they decided to take a walk with other party participants when they were soon confronted by Martínez and another male suspect who were passing by in an electric scooter. A brief argument ignited and Martínez took out a handgun and then intentionally shot at the victim's.
Rodriguez-Duarte was pronounced deceased at the crime scene and Herrera-Mejia was later pronounced deceased at Froedtert Hospital.
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