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A pair of men accused of killing two people at a Denver bus stop on April 1 have been officially charged with murder.

On Tuesday, Denver District Attorney Beth McCann announced murder charges against Elias Emilo Chavez, 22, and Tlaloc Raul Chavez, 22.

Both men are charged with the murders of 22-year-old De’Angelo Tafoya and 59-year-old David Lara.

On April 1 around 4 p.m., Denver police responded to a 911 call about a shooting involving a tan SUV at a bus stop near the intersection of Federal Boulevard and Alameda Avenue. When officers arrived at the scene, they found two people — later identified as Tafoya and Lara — who had been shot. They were transported to the Denver Health Medical Center, where they died.

Read more at thedenverchannel.com.