Dispute over car may be motive in deadly Murfreesboro shooting
Juan Charco is being held in the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center on a $1.5 million bond.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WSMV) – A dispute over the ownership of a car may have led to a deadly shooting at a gas station in Murfreesboro on Wednesday afternoon.
Devon Loritts, 23, of Georgia, was shot several times during the dispute, according to police, and taken to a local hospital where he died. His brother was shot in the arm but is stable, police said. Detectives have charged 26-year-old Juan Charco, of Antioch, with second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder in connection to the case. Charco’s brother was interviewed by detectives and released. Charges could be pending as the investigation progresses.
A preliminary investigation shows Loritts had previously purchased a car from Charco. The car was taken from Georgia and eventually tracked to the 7-Eleven Exxon on Joe B. Jackson Parkway in Murfreesboro, where the shooting occurred at about 2:30 p.m.
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“After the shooting, the Charco brothers began fighting Loritts’ brother who got away and ran inside the store for help,” the media release said. “MPD officers arrived and started emergency medical aid on both shooting victims, putting a tourniquet on the man’s arm to control the bleeding. Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department firefighters and personnel with Rutherford County Emergency Medical Services took over advanced emergency care.”
Juan Charco is being held in the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center on a $1.5 million bond. A court date is set for July 17 in Rutherford County General Sessions Court.
The case is being investigated by the Murfreesboro Police Department Criminal Investigations Division’s Violent Crime Unit.
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