MEMPHIS, Tenn. — UPDATE 2/9/2021 - The parents of a teen wanted in a double murder have been arrested and charged with helping him get a passport to evade arrest.
38-year-old Lucio Codero and 52-year-old Esther Medina-Ramirez are each charged with two counts of accessory after the fact.
According to the police affidavit, days before a warrant was issued in November for 16-year-old Luis Cordero, on November 17, 2020, he was arrested on drug charges and released to his parents, who were told he was a murder suspect and he was not to leave the area.
The next day, police said his parents submitted an application for a passport for the teen. The murder warrant was issued November 26, 2020, but by that time, Luis Cordero was on the run.
Police said they contacted his parents several times, but they refused to say where Luis Cordero was hiding.
The parents were charged February 8, 2021.
Luis Cordero remains on the run. Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers at 901-528-CASH.
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11/26/2020 - An arrest warrant has been issued for a 16-year-old, wanted for the shooting deaths of two people on November 12 in the 1500 block of Patterson.
Memphis police say Luis Daniel Cordero, AKA Danny, is responsible for killing Emmanuel and Nancy Macdonal.
A third person was injured in this shooting.
Cordero is wanted on charges 2 counts of First Degree Murder, Criminal Attempt First Degree Murder and Employment of a Firearm During a Dangerous Felony.
Anyone with information regarding Luis Daniel Cordero is urged to call Crime Stoppers at (901) 528-CASH.
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Memphis police are investigating a shooting that left two dead and another person injured Thursday morning.
Officers are on the scene at 1582 Patterson Street, which is near Lamar and I-240.
Two have been pronounced dead on the scene. The third person has been taken to Regional One Hospital in critical condition.
There is no suspect information at this time.
This is an ongoing investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crimestoppers at 901-528-CASH.