The suspects were charged with 10 counts each, including murder, robbery and weapons charges.
Two juveniles have been charged as adults in the shooting deaths of teenage brothers Damian Wikoff, 18, and Dillon Wikoff, 17, according to the Jefferson County District Attorney's Office.
Michael Anthony Mendoza, 17, and Marqueil Deandre Banks, 16, each were charged with first degree murder and nine other counts in connection with the crime. Both are being held without bond.
Teen Brothers Damian & Dillon Wikoff Killed In Shooting Near Lakewood Walmart https://t.co/Q5gMhGOPzP pic.twitter.com/YsqQmFmams
— CBSDenver (@CBSDenver) August 24, 2020
According to an arrest affidavit, the four teenagers had arranged to meet August 23 in order for Mendoza and Banks to buy a gun from Dillon Wikoff. At about 8:23 p.m. that evening, Lakewood Police responded to a call of shots fired and found Damian and Dillon lying in the parking lot of the Walmart at 7455 W. Colfax Ave. with what appeared to be gunshot wounds. They brothers were transported to the hospital where they both died.
Detectives with the Lakewood Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Colorado Violent Offender Task Force arrested Mendoza and Banks in the week following the slayings after investigators connected the brothers with the suspects via Facebook messages, according to the affidavit.
Detectives with Lakewood PD and the U.S. Marshals Colorado Violent Offender Task Force arrested a 17-year-old male suspect and a 16-year-old male on charges of first-degree murder of 18-year-old Damian Wikoff and 17-year-old Dillon Wikoff: https://t.co/IaUMj4vZ6I
— U.S. Marshals (@USMarshalsHQ) September 1, 2020
Banks has been charged with four counts of First Degree Murder; two counts of Aggravated Robbery; Possession of a Weapon by a Previous Offender; Possession of a Handgun by a Juvenile – Second Offense; and two violent crime counts. Mendoza has been charged with two counts of First Degree Murder; two counts of Aggravated Robbery; Second Degree Assault; Possession of a Handgun by a Juvenile; and four violent crime counts.
They are due back in court on September 17.