San Diego (CNS)-a 21-year-old man Charged in two gang-related murders For crimes committed in the Emerald Hills community in the past year, Friday pleaded not guilty to double murder and other charges.

Kenneth Earl Brooks was charged with killing 28-year-old Arif Abdalla last year and Tamara Shellum, 44-year-old. Was shot.

Abdullah Was shot SDPD Lieutenant Andra Brown said that he was near the 5200 block of Lenox Drive on the night of May 31, 2020, and died from his injuries a week later. The second man was injured in the gun attack and is not life-threatening.

Shell is Was found dead Shortly before 10:30 a.m. on May 9, the parked car with bullet holes in the windshield of Bethune’s court was adjacent to Emerald Mountain Park. The criminal lawsuit filed against Brooks shows that the murder occurred the day before.

Brooks was arrested last week and is still not released on bail.

In addition to the murder charges, he also faces charges of attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, shooting with gross negligence, shooting at an inhabited house, assault with a semi-automatic gun, and illegally carrying a loaded gun in the vehicle. When in a public place.

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