The Latest: Suspected shooter of teens may have been stepdad
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Latest on two teen siblings killed in a shooting started by an argument over a T-shirt (all times local):
11:45 a.m.
Authorities say a man accused of fatally shooting a teenage brother and sister during an argument started over a T-shirt may have been a stepfather figure who was romantically involved with the victims' mother.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Salt Lake County Sheriff Jim Winder said Friday investigators are working to confirm the exact nature of a long-standing relationship between 28-year-old Mario Cervantes-Angel and the victims.
Cervantes-Angel was arrested on suspicion of two counts of aggravated murder, a charge that carries the possibility of the death penalty.
No attorney was immediately listed for Cervantes-Angel in court records, and a search of public records showed no listed phone number.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police say Cervantes-Angel fired several shots after 16-year-old Jose Izazaga came out with a knife to defend his sister because she was being pushed around. The fight started after another man accused 15-year-old Abril Izazaga of taking a shirt late Wednesday.
The man who started the argument turned himself into to police. Winder said he has been released and has not been charged with any crime.
9:45 a.m.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Utah man accused of killing a teenage brother and sister in what's being called a senseless slaying over a T-shirt has been arrested on allegations that could become a capital murder case, authorities said Friday.
Police say the 28-year-old Mario Cervantes-Angel fired several shots after 16-year-old Jose Izazaga came out with a knife to defend his sister because she was being pushed around. The fight started after another man accused 15-year-old Abril Izazaga of taking a shirt late Wednesday.
The girl died at the apartment complex in the Salt Lake City suburb of Midvale, and her brother died at a hospital shortly after.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The man who originally started the argument turned himself into to police, but hasn't yet been formally arrested and his name hasn't been released.
No attorney was immediately listed Cervantes-Angel in court records, and a search of public records showed no listed phone number.