BROOKHAVEN, Ga. -- Police believe two men wanted in connection with a Brookhaven triple shooting over the weekend may have fled to Mexico.
have issued arrest warrants for two suspects in a weekend triple shooting outside a Buford Highway restaurant.
The shooting happened outside the Acapulco Restaurant and Bar early Sunday morning.
Humberto Lorenzo Barcenas, 21, of Brookhaven; and Enrique Segura Diaz, 19, of Atlanta, are each charged with felony murder; five counts of aggravated assault; and possession of a firearm during commission of a felony.
Police believe the men were involved in a dispute with other bar patrons. They said they later ran to Diaz’s vehicle where Barcenas retrieved a firearm. Investigators believe Diaz drove as Barcenas fired the gun into an occupied taxi cab before turning back and shooting across a crowded parking lot.
Kevin Carranza Acosta, 21, of Brookhaven, a passenger in the cab, was shot and killed. Cab driver Javier Lira was shot in the shoulder, while Paula Gaitan Romero, a bystander in the parking lot, was shot in the arm. Both were treated at area hospitals and released.
Two other passengers in the taxi cab, Carlos Maganda Lopez and Yordin Lorenzo Jacinto, were not injured.
Barcenas and Diaz were last seen driving Diaz’s red, 1998 Acura Integra, Georgia tag: RKW5709, which has a gray front bumper and mismatched, after-market rims. They should be considered armed and dangerous.
