Cesar Gobinez-Naba, a 20-year-old Hispanic man, was killed on November 19, 2021, in the Atlanta suburb of Brookhaven, Georgia.
That Friday afternoon, police responded to reports of a shooting at Mr. Gobinez-Naba's apartment on Buford Highway. Officers arrived to find him unconscious in the doorway, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was rushed to a hospital, where he died from his injuries. Investigators determined that the shooting occurred during an altercation.
The Brookhaven Police Department quickly identified three teenage suspects in connection with the murder. On November 24, 2021, police arrested 17-year-old Wenjie Lin of Doraville. A week later, on December 1, a second suspect, 17-year-old Joe Dylan Fernandez of Norcross, was taken into custody. A 13-year-old boy from Chamblee, whose name was not released due to his age, was also arrested.
All three suspects were charged with felony murder and armed robbery.
Fernandez and Lin faced additional charges of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. The two older teens were booked into the DeKalb County jail.
In September 2022, a DeKalb County grand jury indicted Joe Dylan Fernandez on charges of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, criminal attempt to commit a felony, and possession of a gun by a person under 18. As of that indictment, the case was proceeding through the legal system.
