Crime & Safety

Suspect in Double Murder in Custody, Press Conference

Police arrested 28 y.o. Antonio Cardenas-Rico and charged him with 2 counts of murder.

In a press conference held Thursday morning, Gwinnett County Police announced they have taken 28-year-old Antonio Cardenas-Rico in to custody and charged him with the of a 1- and 3-year-old boy in unincorporated Lawrenceville Wednesday night.

Cpl. Jake Smith provides more details on the arrests and the status of the surviving victims.

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