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发帖数: 1814 | 1 凶手是三个非法移民，分别17，18，20岁，一个墨西哥人，两个萨尔瓦多人
Three illegal immigrants were arraigned Tuesday on charges related to the
killing of a 17-year-old high school student in Loudoun County, adding to
growing concern about violent crimes being committed by people in the United
States illegally.
A 17-year-old, whose name has not been released because he is a juvenile, is
charged with first-degree murder in the case. Two men, 20-year-old Henry
Ernesto Dominguez-Vasquez and 18-year-old Juan Moises Aguirre Zelaya, are
both charged with firearm possession by an unlawful alien and accessory
after the fact to homicide.
Authorities have released few details about the shooting, that took the life
of Danny Centeno Miranda, a student at Park View High School. Mr. Centeno
Miranda, who had reportedly left El Salvador in 2013 to escape violence
there to live with relatives in Sterling, Virginia, was shot and killed
Friday morning while walking to a bus stop.
A spokesman with the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that all
three of the suspects in the case are “undocumented” immigrants. The
juvenile charged is from Mexico and the two adults are from El Salvador,
said spokesman Kraig Troxell. He was unable to confirm the immigration
status of the victim.
It was unclear whether the three people charged in connection with Mr.
Centeno Miranda’s death had prior contacts with local law enforcement or
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. Officials from ICE did not respond to
inquiries about both Mr. Dominguez-Vasquez and Mr. Zelaya.
In fiscal 2014, ICE released from custody 30,558 illegal immigrants who had
criminal records. This summer, the agency reported that 121 immigrants it
turned loose while awaiting deportation from 2010 to 2014 went on to be
charged with homicide while out on release.
The fatal shooting of Kathryn Steinle this summer on a San Francisco pier
led to criticism of both local and federal agencies’ handling of illegal
immigrants. Authorities have arrested a seven-time convicted felon who was
in the U.S. illegally from Mexico and charged him in Steinle’s death.
The 32-year-old’s family has filed legal claims against San Francisco, ICE
and U.S. Bureau of Land Management — blaming each for negligence that
contributed to Steinle’s death. Meanwhile, San Francisco’s status as a so-
called “sanctuary city” for illegal immigrants has come under attack, due
to local law enforcement’s refusal to cooperate with federal authorities
who were working to deport serious criminals.
Loudoun County has been less welcoming to illegal immigrants, in 2007
passing a resolution meant to limit illegal immigrants’ access to county
services.
Despite that, more than 300 unaccompanied migrant children seeking asylum in
the United States have been absorbed by Loudoun County over the last two
years as a wave of children streamed across the Mexican border into the
country. Data from the U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement lists 367
children as having been released to sponsors in Loudoun County between
January of 2014 and July of this year.
Burke Walker, an attorney appointed to represent Mr. Dominguez-Vasquez, said
Tuesday he had few details about the case as he had yet to meet with his
client or to obtain case documents from the Commonwealth Attorney’s Office.
An attorney for Mr. Zelaya did not return calls for comment.
All three of the defendants in the case remain held in custody, according to
Mr. Troxell. The two adult defendants have preliminary hearings set for
November 5, according to online court records.
The Loudoun Commonwealth Attorney’s Office declined Tuesday to provide
details on the juvenile’s case status. Over the weekend, Commonwealth
Attorney James Plowman said he intends to try the 17-year-old as an adult.
Officials have not commented on the motive in the shooting, indicating that
the homicide remains under investigation and that additional arrests are
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