Man accused of killing two people
SOMERTON, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - A man has been accused of killing two people in Somerton, Ariz.
The suspect, 47-year-old Francisco Santiago Tapia-Munoz, is being held on a cash-only bond of $1 million.
The two murders happened on November 12.
The first victim, Joel Vazquez, was found with multiple gunshot wounds on North Somerton Avenue around 1:35 a.m and then died at a Phoenix hospital.
The second victim, Raymond Neri, was found shot in the Cocopah Casino parking lot around 1:51 a.m. and died at Yuma Regional Medical Center.
Authorities said Tapia-Munoz left the scene in a vehicle.
He was found in Somerton and was booked in the Yuma County Detention Center.
Tapia-Munoz will be facing first-degree and second-degree murder charges.
