Two people are under arrest and a third is being sought on murder charges in the deadly shooting of a man in Reading last year.
Hector Mattei-Santiago, 18, and Ayannia Martin, 18, were apprehended early Wednesday morning; Raymond Martinez III, 22, remains at large.
All three suspects stand accused in the shooting death of John Villarreal, 29, inside a first floor apartment at 817 Green St. in Reading on Nov. 7, 2014.
Police described the crime as being a drug-related "robbery gone bad."
"I was scared because I was sleeping and I heard that. My wife, my daughter, wow," said Gabriel Nunez, a neighbor.
Gabriel Nunez lives right next door to where the shooting happened. He is glad to learn that police have arrested two of the three suspects Hector Mattei-Santiago and Ayannia Martin.
"The police are working hard over here. I am happy with that," said Nunez.
Both suspects in custody are just 18-years-old, something police say is concerning.
"Anytime you have very young adults that begin to make very poor decisions, life-changing decisions, that are going to impact them, their family and their community is troubling," said Capt. Damond Kloc, Reading Police Department.
Martinez is also being sought for parole violations and on charges he escaped from the Wernersville Correctional Facility on Jan. 2.
Martinez and another inmate, who has since been captured, got away by pulling a fire alarm and getting into a minivan, according to state police.
Martinez was doing time at the facility in South Heidelberg Township for burglary.
"We are doing the best we can. We still have to police our community. It would be very helpful if someone knows where his whereabouts are to assist us," said Kloc.
Mattei-Santiago and Martin are charged with murder in the second degree, burglary, robbery and conspiracy.
Anyone who knows of Martinez's whereabouts is asked to call Crime Alert Berks County at 877-373-9913. A cash reward is being offered for information that leads to his arrest.
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