Xavier Arevalo
Two teens are accused of killing two people during a drug deal Saturday night at a west Chicago apartment complex, authorities said.
Xavier Arevalo, 17, of the 400 block of Kenwood in West Chicago, and Ivan Ramirez, 18, of the 800 block of Parkside Avenue in West Chicago, each face two counts of first-degree murder and attempted armed robbery. firearm.
They are accused of killing Alejandro Rios and Antonio Delgado.
Police say they responded at 6:14 p.m. to a disturbance in the 700 block of West Forest Street. They saw a Honda Civic with the driver's door partially open and the two dead men inside. The victims were shot in the face and chest.
Police found two loaded firearms and several boxes of THC vape cartridges in the vehicle, according to a news release from the DuPage County District Attorney's Office.
According to the release, Arevalo and Ramirez allegedly arranged to purchase more than $1,000 worth of THC cartridges. When the victims arrived, Arevalo sat in the front passenger seat and Ramirez in the back seat behind the driver. Ramirez told the victims it was a robbery.
Arevalos then shot Rios and Delgado, according to the news release. Ramirez was shot.
The two were arrested at Central DuPage Hospital, where Arevalo and his father brought Ramirez for treatment, according to the prosecutor's request for pretrial detention.
Judge Joshua Deden denied Arevalo pretrial release Tuesday. Ramirez remained hospitalized Tuesday.
When asked if he felt bad about his actions, Arevalo said, “I don't know. I'm pretty heartless,” the detention petition says.
The petition also alleged that when Arevalo was alone in the interview room with his father, he was recorded saying, “If this gun comes back to more bodies, I'm (in trouble).” Diden cited these statements as among the reasons that prompted him to refuse to release him before trial.
