A Washington man who failed to attend his father and brother’s memorial services has been charged with their alleged double murder.
According to court documents obtained by local ABC affiliate KOMO, Luis Miguel Huitron-Campos, 25, was arrested on Tuesday following an investigation into a house fire in Gig Harbor, a bayside city located 13 miles northwest of Tacoma.
On April 8, Pierce County Sheriff’s deputies and Gig Harbor Fire and Rescue arrived at the residence and discovered the bodies of a 64-year-old man and a 31-year-old man, whose names were not released to the public but were identified as father and son, respectively.
Both bodies had gunshot wounds to the heads, and the medical examiner concluded that the father was alive when the house was allegedly set on fire.
Huitron-Campos was the man’s younger son and brother to the other alleged victim.
According to KOMO, Huitron-Campos did not cooperate with police immediately after the fire and did not attend the memorial services for his deceased relatives.
According to KIRO, a local CBS affiliate, a family member informed police that they were unable to contact Huitron-Campos on April 10th.
More reported evidence at the scene included a 9 mm Heckler & Koch pistol discovered at Huitron-Campos’ home, which investigators believed was the father and son’s murder weapon.
Huitron-Campos’ cellphone records show that he was present at the scene when the fire was believed to have started. Investigators discovered propane and gas tanks in a shed at his home, as well as a rag in his vehicle that tested positive for accelerator.
According to court documents, investigators spoke with another relative who stated that the father had amassed a significant amount of wealth over the previous 30 years.
The possible motive for the alleged murders was not revealed. Authorities did not say what led to Huitron-Campos’ arrest on Tuesday.
Huitron-Campos faces two counts of aggravated first-degree murder and one count of first-degree arson. He is being held in custody on a $5 million bond and is set to appear in court on June 18.
