Crime & Safety
3 Teens Arrested, Mystery Murder Solved: Gwinnett Police
Three teenagers were charged Monday and a murder mystery solved, police say, after a body with a gunshot was found by children.
SUWANEE, GA – Three teenagers were charged with murder Monday and a murder mystery has been solved, Gwinnett Police say, after a body with a gunshot was found by children earlier in the month, near a home on Northcliff Drive in unincorporated Suwanee.
Willian A. Tunchez, 21, of Lawrenceville. was murdered and police believe the motive was robbery. An investigation led to the arrest of Franecha Torres, 17, of Norcross and Nicholas Evans, 17, and Khalil Miller, 18, both of Suwanee.
As the lead detective was researching the activities of the victim’s life prior to the homicide, he learned of three armed robberies that occurred near the crime scene during the same weekend in the city of Suwanee. Three teens were seen at the scenes of the robberies and near the homicide location. Suwanee detectives shared information related to the robberies with the Gwinnett Homicide Unit and worked with them to develop additional information on the incident.
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A tip was received about the identity of one of the teens. Research into that teen led to the identities of the other two teens.
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As of Friday, Torres was charged with two counts of armed robbery and Evans and Miller were each charged with one count of armed robbery and one count of aggravated assault.
Late Monday, Oct. 15, the lead detective assigned to the homicide investigation charged each of the teens with felony murder and armed robbery.
"It is our hope that the arrest of these individuals starts to bring some closure to Tunchez’s family and friends," said Cpl. Michele Pihera, Public Information Office, Gwinnett County Police Department.
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