Arrests made after 1 killed, 3 others hurt in robbery-turned-shooting

CHARLOTTE — Three arrests were made in a robbery-turned-shooting that left a man dead and three other people hurt, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said.

Channel 9′s Hunter Sáenz learned the incident happened a week after one of the suspects pleaded guilty to another crime.

Jonathan Rivera, 20, was arrested Thursday and faces multiple charges, including murder.

Kevin Zetino was arrested Tuesday and charged with several violent crimes, including first-degree murder.

Police say he’s one of multiple suspects in a shooting that happened on Aug. 2 along Shamrock Drive. Police said when they arrived at the scene, they found four people who had been shot. Two of those people were lying in the road and the other two were found inside a home nearby.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said on Wednesday, officers arrested Adilio Cesar Garcia Lemus, 24, and also charged him with murder.

All three suspects were also charged with attempted murder, armed robbery, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, first-degree burglary, and assault with a deadly weapon intent to kill or inflict serious injury.

Three of the victims were taken to area hospitals with life-threatening injuries, but 57-year-old Jose Octavio Cruz died at the scene, according to police.

Warrants say it was the result of an attempted home invasion and robbery.

On Thursday, Judge Fritz Mercer decided Zetino would be held without bond.

Earlier cases

Zetino has been arrested at least four times since December.

Channel 9′s Hunter Sáenz told a victim in one of those previous cases about Zetino’s most recent arrest.

“I think it’s insane!” said Brian Walden.

He said that because, according to court records, Zetino stole his car from outside his south Charlotte home earlier this year.

“All of a sudden, I see the car back out and pull off and I’m like, ‘my goodness, someone just stole the car,’” he said.

Last month, Zetino pleaded guilty to misdemeanor larceny of a motor vehicle in that case, served 20 days in jail, and was released.

The shooting on Shamrock Drive happened just a week later. Zetino was arrested for his part on Tuesday.

Walden just cannot believe it.

“It’s very scary to think about,” he said, adding, “He’s obviously a repeat offender and shouldn’t get any leniency from the court.”

Zetino also has several other pending charges. Police said last December, he was caught in another stolen car and ran from police.

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