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Wilkes County Double Murder Suspect Is Identified

January 8, 2024 By Richard C. Gilbert

Allison Eduarado Martinez

A man charged with two murders in Wilkes County has been identified.

As previously reported, two men were shot to death at a residence in the Cricket Community of Wilkes County. The shooting took place around 11:30 pm on January 1st.

Allison Eduarado Martinez, 23, was arrested in Tennessee the next day after being found asleep in a vehicle. Martinez is originally from Honduras and has lived in Wisconsin. According to the Wilkes County Sheriff’s Office he is identified as being homeless. Martinez’s extradition to North Carolina will be addressed Monday in a hearing in Greene County, Tennessee.

The names of the victims have never been released. A third person suffered a non life-threatening gunshot wound.

Photo: Greene County Tennessee Sheriff’s Office

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