Man Did not Attend Memorials of Dad, Brother. Now He is Accused of Murdering Them

A Washington man is accused of killing his father and brother earlier than setting hearth to their home to cowl up their deaths.

In response to an affidavit obtained by The News Tribune and a statement from the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO), 25-year-old Luis Miguel Huitron Campos was arrested on Tuesday, Could 20, in reference to the deaths of his father Oliverio Huitron-Rosalez, 64, and brother Alejandro Huitron Campos, 31.

Sheriff’s deputies and firefighters had been initially known as to the household’s Gig Harbor house, positioned on the 15600 block of 14th Avenue Northwest, for a hearth on April 8, in response to the affidavit. As the home was engulfed in flames, firefighters dragged out two males, later recognized as Oliverio and Alejandro.

In response to two reports from the Pierce County Medical Examiner, each males sustained gunshot wounds to the again of the pinnacle. Their manners of dying had been each dominated homicides.

KOMO News additionally reported that the medical expert decided that Oliverio was alive in the course of the hearth as a result of presence of carbon monoxide in his blood. He sustained burns to the again of his physique, and he had a gunshot wound that indicated he was shot at shut vary.

Alejandro was additionally possible shot at shut vary, the outlet reported, citing the medical expert. His arms and fists had been raised in a combating place when he was discovered.

Officers wrote within the affidavit that the fireplace first began within the bedrooms of the house, and the fireplace marshal believes the flames had been deliberately set. Investigators additionally discovered a shell casing and blood stains, in addition to a gasoline can and a lighter that the fireplace marshal mentioned was presumably used to set the fireplace.

After interviewing a number of family members, investigators started wanting into Luis’ background They realized from his cellphone data that he was within the neighborhood of the house on the time of the fireplace, in response to KOMO Information.

Detectives wrote within the affidavit that Luis was issued a concealed-pistol license in December 2024, and he later bought a Heckler & Koch pistol. Per the Information Tribune, the Washington State Patrol Crime Lab later discovered that the shell casing and a bullet from the Could 20 homicides had been possible fired from a Heckler & Koch gun.

A relative of the suspect informed investigators that they had been making an attempt to get in contact with him to inform him about his father and brother’s deaths, and the 25-year-old additionally didn’t contact police after he was ultimately informed about their deaths.

In response to KOMO Information, a relative additionally informed investigators that Luis didn’t attend his father and brother’s memorial providers, and his household “was informed he had disappeared.”

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The affidavit additionally claims that 61-year-old Oliverio had just lately requested to withdraw $100,000 from his retirement financial savings plan. His member of the family informed investigators that the daddy had a house in Mexico that was at present present process building — and that he had accrued a big quantity of wealth from investments over the previous 30 years.

Luis was arrested by a SWAT group and was charged with first-degree arson and two counts of first-degree aggravated homicide, in response to police. The Tribune reported that he pleaded not responsible on Could 21.

Jail data present that he’s at present being held on a $5 million bond. It isn’t clear if he has authorized illustration to touch upon his behalf.