Crime

Two brothers charged with murder in killing at Raleigh’s Villa Latina Plaza

This is a breaking news story.
This is a breaking news story.

Two brothers have been arrested on murder charges in the death of a man in Raleigh early this month.

Julian Vargas-Gomez, 51, and Guadalupe Vargas-Gomez, 55, are accused of killing 50-year-old Lalo Catro-Ibarra, according to a Raleigh Police Department news release.

Catro-Ibarra was found dead at 7:34 a.m. Sept. 2 after officers arrived at 421 Chapanoke Road in Raleigh off South Wilmington Street, the release stated.

This location is also known as Villa Latina Plaza, a popular shopping center in Raleigh.

Raleigh police did not release any additional information including how Catro-Ibarra was killed or a possible motive.

The suspects have been taken to the Wake County Detention Center, the release said.

Police are asking anyone with information to contact the Police Department at 919-831-6311 or to visit raleighcrimestoppers.org for text and email reporting options.

There have been 26 homicides involving a firearm and 89 aggravated assaults involving a firearm in Raleigh since September 2021, according to the Raleigh Police Department.

This story was originally published September 20, 2022 at 8:30 AM.

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Kristen Johnson
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Kristen Johnson is a local government reporter covering Durham for The News & Observer. She previously covered Cary and western Wake County. Prior to coming home to the Triangle, she reported for The Fayetteville Observer and spent time covering politics and culture in Washington, D.C. She is an alumna of UNC at Charlotte and American University. 
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