GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — Two teenagers were arrested out of state and now face murder charges in the shooting this week at a Gwinnett County shopping plaza that left one boy dead and another girl injured.
The Gwinnett County Police Department announced on Friday morning the arrests had been made in Florida by the sheriff's office there. The suspects were identified Friday as 16-year-old Jay Sanchez and 15-year-old Wendy Revas Orellana by the Walton County Sheriff's Office in Florida.
Murder suspects arrested in connection to killing of two teens in Gwinnett County
They both face charges of felony murder, malice murder and aggravated assault. The Walton County deputies posted on social media that the suspects were located at County Road 283 and Highway 98 in Santa Rosa Beach by their deputies. They were apprehended with a stolen Dodge Ram.
They are expected to be extradited to Gwinnett County.
In the shooting, 16-year-old Ryan Rodriguez Romero of Peachtree Corners was killed and a 17-year-old girl was injured. The girl was taken to the hospital in stable condition.
Officers responded to a call of shots fired around 7:30 p.m. at 745 Beaver Ruin Rd. in the parking lot of a shopping plaza that houses La Mexicana Supermarket in Lilburn. When they arrived, they found the girl suffering from a gunshot wound, authorities said.
After the girl was taken to the hospital, police learned that the boy had also been shot at the scene, but had driven away from the scene despite his injuries.
After investigators searched the area, they said they found the boy's car where he was dead inside along the 4400 block of Vernon Street.
Editor's note: This story has been updated to clarify the age of one of the suspects.