Undocumented Immigrant Admits to Two Separate Murders, Sparking Debate on Immigration Policies

An undocumented individual is now confronting multiple charges following his admission to two distinct homicides in North Carolina, which took place several months apart.

Angelvis Jesus Quintero Fernandez, aged 22, was apprehended in Charlotte on Monday during a routine traffic stop, as reported by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD).

Subsequent discussions with detectives led to Fernandez being accused of first-degree murder in connection with the earlier shooting of 44-year-old Ludvin Antonio Guzman Morales.

Law enforcement officials claim that Morales was observing a brawl on Central Avenue on January 24 when he attempted to kick one of those involved as the confrontation progressed down the street, per WBTV.

Angelvis Jesus Quintero Fernandez is now facing two murder charges alongside other allegations following his arrest in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Monday, according to police reports. (Image courtesy of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department)

Morales and the suspect began circling the area as they both tried to kick each other, but did not actually start a fight, police reportedly wrote in an affidavit. 

Fernandez allegedly approached Morales from behind and shot him multiple times as he fell to the ground, WBTV reported. 

The suspect and Fernandez then reportedly got into their vehicle and subsequently pulled up next to Morales to allegedly shoot him again before driving off.

Angelvis Jesus Quintero Fernandez allegedly confessed to both killings after being pulled over by Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers during a traffic stop Monday, according to WSOC.  (Callaghan O’Hare/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Morales’ lifeless body was found in the road at about 3:30 a.m., according to CMPD.

Authorities did not initially name a suspect in the days following the shooting.

On Sunday, authorities were called to El Paisano Restauranté in east Charlotte shortly after 2 a.m. for a report of an assault with a deadly weapon, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said in a statement. 

Upon arriving, deputies found Luis Daniel Gutierrez Mora, 31, with life-threatening injuries from an apparent gunshot wound.

Angelvis Jesus Quintero Fernandez is being held without bond at the Mecklenburg County Detention Center, and ICE filed a detainer against him. (iStock)

Mora was transported to a hospital, where he later died from his injuries. 

Investigators were able to match spent bullet casings found in January to Sunday’s murder case, according to WSOC.

After his arrest in an unrelated traffic stop Wednesday, Fernandez allegedly confessed to both killings, WSOC reported.

He was subsequently booked into the Mecklenburg County jail on two counts of murder and other charges and was denied bond, according to booking records.

ICE lodged a detainer against Fernandez. (Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

After news of his arrest, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged a detainer against Fernandez “to prevent him from reentering the community,” the agency said in an X post. 

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, Department of Homeland Security and ICE did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment.

The arrest comes months after a high-profile stabbing incident involving an illegal immigrant on Charlotte’s Lynx Blue Line light rail system.

Warrants allege twice-deported illegal immigrant Oscar Solarzano, 33, of Honduras, who had an extensive criminal history, broke into a railroad car carrying a large fixed-blade knife in December and stabbed victim Kenyon Dobie.

Dobie survived the attack, but noted his body suffered “plenty damage,” as doctors rushed to pump blood out of his lungs.

Solarzano was denied bond and will be released into ICE custody, according to a release order filed in Mecklenburg County.