Two siblings were charged with murder in a botched marijuana robbery in San Leandro that left a man dead.
Two siblings were charged with murder in a botched marijuana robbery in San Leandro that left a man dead, authorities said.Mauricio Moreno, 28, and Erik Moreno, 18, both of Hayward, are accused by the Alameda County District Attorney's Office in the shooting death of Anderson Choy, 53, on May 5.The incident occurred on Benedict Drive as Choy backed his Toyota minivan into his driveway around 6:21 p.m., Detective Jason Vincent said in a probable cause statement.
Choy was found dead at the wheel of his minivan, which had crashed into a tree across the street.The brothers left the scene and the suspect vehicle was found burned on Mountain Boulevard in the Oakland Hills two days later.The vehicle, which belonged to the suspects' mother, had been reported stolen an hour after Choy's murder, which detectives found suspicious. That's one of the ways detectives connected the Morenos to the crime.
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