BOSTON -- Prosecutors say former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, who already faces a murder charge in a man's shooting death last year, was also the gunman in an unrelated 2012 double slaying in Boston.
The victims in the 2012 killings, Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado, were shot to death as they sat in a car in Boston's South End on July 16. Police have said they were shot by someone who drove up alongside in an SUV with Rhode Island license plates and opened fire.
At a news conference Thursday announcing the indictment, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel Conley said that the victims were "ambushed and executed" as they drove home and that Hernandez was the gunman.
"For us, this case was not about Aaron Hernandez. This case was about two victims, who were stalked, ambushed and senselessly murdered on the streets of the city they called home," Conley said.
Conley said Hernandez and the victims had an encounter in a night club that evening, and authorities have said Hernandez was seen on surveillance footage in the club the night of the attack. Conley also said authorities recovered the car and weapon Hernandez allegedly used.
Conley said reports that tied de Abreu and Furtado to gang activity could not be further from the truth.
Hernandez is expected to be arraigned next week.
"This was a chance encounter where two young men were out ... and basically had an encounter that led to their deaths," Boston Police Commissioner William Evans said. "I remember going to the scene that morning. ... It was a terrible tragedy."
In February, the families of the victims filed wrongful death lawsuits against the former NFL star, each seeking $6 million in damages.
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