City trio bound over in Manassas murder
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By Amanda Stewart
Published: August 15, 2008
The night Omar Florencio-Vazquez was killed he encountered a group of men who "were looking for trouble," his brother said in court Friday.
Florencio-Vazquez, 24, was shot and killed near the Georgetown South shopping center in Manassas around 9 p.m. on May 31.
The three men charged in his death, Sebastian Cortes-Hernandez, 24, Jose Antonio Ontiveros, 27, and Santos Ontiveros, 24, all of 9733 Bragg Lane, appeared Friday in Prince William General District Court for a preliminary hearing.
Florencio-Vazquez's brother, Ruben, testified that he, his two brothers and a cousin were at the Georgetown South shopping center that night when they saw a group of 12 or 13 men and decided to walk away from the shopping center to avoid a confrontation.
Police believe that the two groups of men had been involved in a fight weeks before the shooting.
As they walked out of the shopping center, toward the Georgetown South neighborhood, some of the men in the other group attacked Omar Florencio-Vazquez, his brother said Friday.
He said that Santos Ontiveros punched Omar Florencio-Vazquez and Jose Ontiveros threatened him with a knife.
Ruben Florencio-Vazquez said he used a stick that his brother had picked up to defend him.
Cortes-Hernandez then pulled out a gun and fired four shots, killing Omar Florencio-Vazquez, witnesses said.
According to an autopsy report, Florencio-Vazquez was shot in the back, chest and thigh.
A judge ruled that there is sufficient evidence to send the charges against the three men to the grand jury in September.
Jose Antonio Ontiveros and Santos Ontiveros are each charged with first degree murder.
Cortes-Hernandez is charged with first degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a fel-ony.
If the grand jury indicts the men on those charges, trial dates will be set in Prince William Circuit Court.
All three men are also being held on Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainers, prosecutors said.
Cortes-Hernandez was previously deported to Mexico in 2003.
Staff writer Amanda Stewart can be reached at 703-878-8014.
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Posted by ( zcxnissan ) on August 20, 2008 at 12:11 am
AJ you are right they should be summarily executed. LOL Chris Cummings
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Posted by ( Brian in the City ) on August 18, 2008 at 12:15 pm
Isn’t it great having illegal immigrants? How come we don’t read about these murderers in the Washington Post.
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Posted by ( zcxnissan ) on August 16, 2008 at 7:26 pm
Execute the illegals then deport the bodies. I mean after all they did kill someone and they shouldn’t have even been in the US. LOL Chris Cummings
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Posted by ( cjcanu01 ) on August 16, 2008 at 5:50 pm
Hmmmm, all three are illegal, committing the ultimate sin, imagine that for a new take on illegal immigration.
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Posted by ( AJ ) on August 16, 2008 at 12:34 am
whats the need of spending tax payors money to deport them and they come right back! thats a waste of money!
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Posted by ( do the right thing ) on August 15, 2008 at 9:57 pm
Cheap labor is not so cheap after all. The cost of prosecuting these illegal aliens is going to cost PWC taxpayers thousands of dollars because of their criminal activity.
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