DALLAS (NEWSnet/AP) — Two men were arrested Friday in connection with a shooting that killed three and injured eight July 3 in Forth Worth, Texas.

Christopher Redic Jr., 20, and Brandon Williams, 19, are charged with murder in the case, Fort Worth police Chief Neil Noakes said.

The shooting erupted about two hours after conclusion of an Independence Day celebration, “ComoFest.” Shots were fired several blocks away from the festival site. Police said the shooting was unrelated to the event.

The three people killed were Paul Willis, 18, Cynthia Santos, 22, and Gabriella Navarrete, 18, according to the Tarrant County medical examiner's office.

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