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Update: Albemarle County man charged with two counts of murder in Friday shooting

Chris Graham
Charles Munoz De Jesus
Charles Munoz De Jesus. Photo: Albemarle County Police

An Albemarle County man is in custody on two murder charges in connection with a shooting reported in a parking lot on the corner of Berkmar Drive and Seminole Trail on Friday afternoon.

Charles Munoz De Jesus, 22, has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder in the shooting deaths of 27-year-old Carlos Atilio Portillo Requeno and 22-year-old Gerardo Antonio Chicas-Torres, both of Albemarle County.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact the Albemarle County Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division at 434-296-5807, or Crime Stoppers at 434-977-4000 or [email protected].

Chris Graham

Chris Graham

Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019, and Team of Destiny: Inside Virginia Basketball’s Run to the 2019 National Championship, and The Worst Wrestling Pay-Per-View Ever, published in 2018. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, or subscribe to his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].

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