'Two bodies down': Man and woman open fire on hookah lounge that kicked them out, killing two people, police say

A nighttime astatine a Texas hookah lounge turned deadly erstwhile a antheral and a pistillate opened fire connected patrons sitting astatine the establishment's patio, sidesplitting 2 people, authorities say.

Joseph Amador, 34, and Lauren Machado-Juarez, 35, person some been charged with capital murder, the San Antonio Police Department announced connected Friday. They person some been arrested.

The victims successful the fatal shooting were identified arsenic 27-year-old Derek Brown and 50-year-old Kyung Lee, section CBS affiliate KENS reported.

At immoderate constituent arsenic Tuesday nighttime shifted into Wednesday morning, Amador and Machado-Juarez were astatine Myst Hookah + Ultra Lounge successful San Antonio, constabulary said. The brace are said to person gotten into a combat wrong the establishment, and information yet kicked them out.

About 5 minutes later, a pistillate could beryllium seen driving a Ford Fusion with a antheral successful the rider seat, according to an apprehension affidavit reviewed by the TV station. With the car's lights off, the pistillate drove toward the lounge, passed it, and past swept backmost around, allowing the rider to look the outdoor patio and occurrence a gun.

Authorities contend Machado-Juarez and Amador were the operator and passenger, respectively, and witnesses said immoderate 20 shots were fired.

"As soon arsenic I kinda walked successful the door, that's erstwhile I heard the gunshots fire," a witnesser told San Antonio-based ABC affiliate KSAT. "I didn't truly deliberation thing astatine it astatine archetypal … until I looked backmost and saw similar 2 bodies down. Then I really started similar getting into similar a panic mode."

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Investigators said they were capable to place the car and way down its owner, with detectives — 2 days aboriginal — seeing the 2 suspects exit an flat and get into that vehicle. The defendants were arrested, and a handgun was recovered successful the vehicle, according to KENS.

At the clip of their arrests, some Amador and Machado-Juarez had outstanding warrants for charges not related to the shooting, constabulary claim.