MOSES LAKE, Wash. — A suspect is in custody after the Grant County Sheriff's Office found two people dead in Moses Lake after being called about a weapons offense on Saturday.
Deputies were called to a house at the 8000 block of Road 18 NE in Moses Lake around noon, according to a Grant County Sheriff's Office Facebook post.
When deputies arrived, they found 52-year-old Epitacio Martinez-Molina and his brother 37-year-old Moises Martinez-Molina had died in the house. The Grant County Sheriff's Office was able to charge a Moses Lake man for the murders and his bail has been set at $3 million. Noe Pena, 40, is facing two counts of second-degree murder.
A report was made about a man walking around with a gun in his hand at about 11:45 a.m. on Saturday. Deputies found Pena walking east on Road 18-NE.
Pena was ordered to drop the gun and when he did he was detained by the Grant County Sheriff's office. He was detained for probable cause of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.
A witness notified deputies that two bodies were inside the garage at 8057 Road 18-Northeast where Pena was first seen.
On Sunday, the Grant County Sheriff's Office shared on their Facebook page that detectives were on the scene until after midnight gathering evidence to be sent to the state crime lab for analysis.
As of Monday afternoon, the Grant County Sheriff's Office was able to find shell casings and the firearm used in the killings.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
