Noel Vasquez-Mercado is charged with murder in the death of Javier Martinez Hernandez.

CHARLOTTE, NC – A second suspect is now in custody charged in a deadly shooting at a bar in north Charlotte back in April.

CMPD’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Team (VCAT) arrested 20-year-old Noel Vasquez-Mercado on Tuesday.

He’s charged with first degree murder in the shooting of 23-year-old Javier Martinez Hernandez.

The shooting happened just after 6 a.m. on April 13th at Mi Cabana Bar and Billiards on Eastway Drive.

Police found Martinez Hernandez in the parking lot with several gunshot wounds.

Detectives identified the shooter as 22-year-old Jefry Gonzalez Artica. Investigators arrested him in Jefferson Parrish, Louisiana on June 25th.

According to an affidavit, Gonzalez Artica told police

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