Crime

20-year-old man charged in early Saturday fatal shooting, Wake sheriff’s office says

Deputies charged Marvin Gasga-Camacho, 20, in the shooting death of 24-year-old Abad Candela Robles, who was found dead early on Saturday, according to the Wake County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies charged Marvin Gasga-Camacho, 20, in the shooting death of 24-year-old Abad Candela Robles, who was found dead early on Saturday, according to the Wake County Sheriff’s Office. The Wichita Eagle

A 20-year-old man has been charged in the fatal shooting of Abad Candela Robles, 24, the Wake County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday.

Deputies responded to a report of a shooting in the 1720 block of Riverview Road, near the Neuse River Trail, at approximately 5:50 a.m. on Saturday, and found a deceased man with a gunshot wound, the sheriff’s office said in a news release Saturday morning.

The sheriff’s office said in the release that a person of interest had been detained.

Later, on Saturday evening, the sheriff’s office identified the man who was shot as Robles, and said that deputies had charged Marvin Gasga-Camacho with his death.

Gasga-Camacho was charged with murder and concealment of death, and is currently being held at the Wake County Detention Center without bond, according to the sheriff’s office.

The investigation is ongoing, the sheriff’s office said.

This story was originally published October 22, 2023 at 3:09 PM.

Avi Bajpai
The News & Observer
Avi Bajpai is a state politics reporter for The News & Observer. He previously covered breaking news and public safety. Contact him at abajpai@newsobserver.com or (919) 346-4817.
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