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Prosecutors to seek death penalty against MS-13 leader linked to murders of 2 Virginia teens
By Vandana Rambaran | Fox News
Federal prosecutors filed court papers Monday indicating they will pursue a death sentence against an MS-13 gang leader from El Salvador who is accused of killing two teenagers in Virginia.
The 29-year-old suspect, Elmer Zelaya Martinez, is accused of being the ring leader who coordinated 10 other gang members -- who have all been indicted but are not facing the death penalty -- to carry out the stabbing of 17-year-old Edvin Escobar Mendez and 14-year-old Sergio Arita Triminio in 2016.
The MS-13 gang targeted Escobar Mendez because they believed he was spying for a rival gang, and they killed Arita Triminio because they suspected him of cooperating with law enforcement officials, authorities said.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/prosecutors-death-penalty-ms-13-leader-murders-virginia-teens
