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On the evening of October 4, 2014, a gathering of thirteen men in Memphis, Tennessee, was attacked in an attempted armed robbery. Shots were fired during the confrontation; Alvaro Casillas Becerra and Juan Pedro Casillas Garcia were fatally wounded and two other men were injured. The assailants fled the scene and the motive was determined to be robbery.

Memphis police identified Marterius O'Neal and Antwon Young as primary suspects. After arrest and trial, a jury convicted both on multiple counts, including two counts of first-degree felony murder for the deaths of Becerra and Garcia, along with attempted second-degree murder, attempted especially aggravated robbery, and other offenses. Both men received life sentences for their roles in the attack.

The investigation was reported to have been complicated by language barriers affecting members of the Hispanic community. If anyone was at that gathering or has information about the events that night, please share what you know.