Two men from North Carolina are now facing charges in connection with two separate murder cases, including the tragic killing of a cherished sandwich shop owner in Charlotte.

Terry Connor Jr. and Steven Staples have both been charged with the murder of Scott Brooks, a 61-year-old co-owner of Brooks Sandwich House.

The pair, reportedly aged 35 and 37, appeared in court this week as their trial commenced, revealing the full extent of the allegations against them.

On December 19, 2019, Scott Brooks arrived at his restaurant when two armed men, wearing hooded sweatshirts, confronted him. They reportedly stole approximately $100 from his wallet. Surveillance footage captured Brooks interacting with the suspects, as reported by WGHP, a local Fox affiliate.

Authorities revealed that Brooks attempted to defend himself by drawing his weapon and firing at the men. However, the suspects fired back, resulting in his death. Investigators suggest that the duo targeted the sandwich shop due to its cash-only operations.

Connor and Staples are alleged to have been the two men. And as they appeared in court this week, prosecutors attempted to tie them to a double murder that happened just weeks after Brooks was killed.

On Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, Siojvon Joseph and Asa Shannon — both 35 — were found dead from gunshot wounds in a vehicle down an embankment in Charlotte. Staples and Connor’s brother, Everette Connor, are believed to have killed them.

Prosecutors made a point of bringing up this case during the trial this week in an attempt to showcase a spree of violence enacted by Staples and the Connor siblings.

Police officers searched a home near the scene of Joseph’s and Shannon’s deaths and found it ransacked, with hidden cellphones, weapons, and food strewn throughout, evidence that authorities have tried to use to tie the men to both cases, according to local ABC affiliate WSOC.

Both Terry Connor and Staples have pleaded not guilty to murdering Brooks.

Prosecutors are expected to rest their case next week.

The case involving the deaths of Joseph and Shannon is still pending.

Brooks is remembered in his obituary as having made friends easily.

“Many of the friends he made were customers he had met along the way at Brooks’ Sandwich House which he co-owns with his brother Dave, established by his father CT in 1973,” the remembrance reads. “Our family will cherish the stories and memories often conveyed in conversation with Scott about the diverse people he encountered at the shop.”