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In the early morning of May 14, 2018, 19-year-old Adrian Valencia-Cuevas and 22-year-old Wilberth Lopez Acala were found shot to death inside a white Dodge Charger parked on 63rd Street West in University Place, Washington. A neighbor spotted the two men motionless around 5:30 a.m., and the Pierce County Medical Examiner later ruled both deaths homicides. Investigators recovered bullet casings both inside and outside the vehicle; no reports of gunfire in the neighborhood were recorded that morning.

Surveillance footage showed two people fleeing the scene, which led detectives to identify 30-year-old Alex Lopez Leon and 30-year-old Javier Valenzuela Felix as suspects. Valenzuela Felix was arrested and charged with two counts of second-degree murder in June 2018; Lopez Leon was charged with two counts of second-degree murder in September 2018. According to Lopez Leon’s statements to detectives, he and Valenzuela Felix had been driving around with the two victims and firing a gun, and Valenzuela Felix allegedly shot the front passenger, then later shot the driver after they stopped on 63rd Street West. Both suspects reportedly fled the car through the windows after the shootings.

Are there details about the victims’ movements that morning or anyone who saw the Charger before 5:30 a.m. that could help fill gaps in the timeline?