3 charged in Chicago Heights shooting that left 2 dead – NBC Chicago

Three men have been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of two cousins in Chicago Heights on Sunday.

Alexis Mendoza, 19, and Adrian Romo-Trejo, 24, were charged with first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of cousins David Parra and Antonio Munoz.

Jesus Mendoza, 43, was charged with aggravated battery in a public way.

Parra, 30, had just returned with his wife and kids to their home in the 500 block of West 14th Place after an all-night family gathering.

His wife headed inside, expecting Parra to bring their three children into their home from the car. When she was inside, authorities say Jesus Mendoza — who was drinking at a house across the street with other neighbors — had begun arguing with Parra.

Parra told Mendoza he wasn’t looking for problems, but Mendoza punched him in the face, prosecutors said.

A fight broke out, and others who had been at the neighboring house with Mendoza came toward Parra’s house. Munoz, 32, Parra’s…