Suspects Charged Following Homicide Outside South Charlotte Restaurant

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The CMPD has arrested two men wanted in connection with the Monday, April 29th murder of 41-year-old Domingo Venancio-Tapia outside of a South Charlotte Restaurant.

The CMPD says 18-year-old Juan Deras Escalante was taken into custody after an eight-hour standoff with law enforcement at a southwest Charlotte residence on Tuesday, April 30th.

Escalante has been charged with Murder, Assault with a Deadly Weapon with Intent to Kill, and 4 counts of Shooting into Occupied Property.

The other suspect, 17-year-old Gerardo Lagunes, was located and apprehended without incident earlier Tuesday. He is also charged with Murder.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is investigating after a man was shot and killed outside a south Charlotte restaurant Monday night.

At about 10:54 p.m. on Monday night, CMPD officers responded to a call at Restaurante Lempira on South Boulevard near Archdale Drive.

Arriving officers located 41-year-old Domingo Venancio-Tapia suffering from a gunshot wound directly in front of the restaurant. MEDIC pronounced him dead at the scene.  Police say Venancio-Tapia had been inside the restaurant and was shot shortly after exiting.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call 704-432-TIPS and speak directly to a Homicide Unit detective.  Detective Fitch is the lead detective assigned to the case.  The public can also call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600 or visit the Crime Stoppers website.