4 Charged In Double Homicide Of Teen Brothers Near Glenview: Sheriff

UNINCORPORATED GLENVIEW, IL — Following a four-month investigation, four people are being charged with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the August shooting deaths of two teenage brothers in unincorporated Glenview. In addition, the four individuals are accused of attempted murder for shooting another person, who was wounded in the incident, according to the Cook County Sheriff's Office.

At around 9:06 p.m. Aug. 19, CCSO police responded to a report of shots fired in the 14000 block of Michael Todd Terrace. Upon arrival, officers found Jose Guzman-Ezquivel, 16, and Carlos Guzman-Ezquivel, 19, had each sustained multiple gunshot wounds. Jose Guzman-Ezquivel was pronounced dead at the scene, while Carlos Guzman-Ezquivel died later at Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge. The third victim, a 16-year-old male, suffered a graze wound to his back

The following people are being charged:

• Carlos Miranda, 22, of Prospect Heights
• Griselda Martinez, 42, of Itasca
• Sergio Patino-Jaime, 19, of Wheeling
• a 15-year-old male juvenile

Following Tuesday court appearances, Miranda was ordered held in Cook County Jail, while Martinez and Patino-Jaime were both ordered to the Sheriff's electronic monitoring program. The juvenile offender appeared in Cook County Juvenile Court Wednesday, where a judge ordered him to be detained at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center.

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During the course of the investigation, police learned Jose Guzman-Ezquivel and Miranda were involved in a fight in July. Following the fight, the 15-year-old juvenile offender reportedly obtained a picture of Jose Guzman-Ezquivel in order to identify him and seek revenge for the fight, according to police.

On Aug. 19, police said Miranda and the juvenile approached the victims outside an apartment complex and shot Jose Guzman-Ezquivel several times at close range. While attempting to flee, Carlos Guzman-Ezquivel and the third victim were shot from behind. Officers recovered multiple shell casing from different caliber firearms at the scene, as well as a cellphone belonging to the juvenile, according to police.

Using recovered cellphone data, surveillance footage and other digital evidence to identify the shooters and the two additional people involved, prosecutors say police discovered Martinez acted as a lookout during the attack, while Patino-Jaime helped dispose of the vehicle used to travel to and from the shooting.

Miranda and Martinez are both due back in court Jan. 10, 2024.