Two men appeared in court Tuesday after being charged in a deadly shooting inside a restaurant in Brockton, Massachusetts.
Joe Araujo was fatally shot Friday evening at Hibachi Sushi Supreme Buffet on Crescent Street. The suspects were arrested Monday night, but their identities were not released until they were arraigned the following day.
The Plymouth County District Attorney's Office said 18-year-old Jamal Bazile and 22-year-old Nathan Veiga had been ordered held without bail.
Both men face murder charges. Bazile is also charged with possession of a firearm, possession of ammunition and discharge of a firearm, while Veiga is also charged with accessory before the fact.
Bazile and Veiga pleaded not guilty to all charges against them, prosecutors said.
The entire incident was caught on surveillance video, which the district attorney’s office released over the weekend with a warning for graphic content.
The video showed the brazen gunman walk right up to the victim's table, pull out a gun and shoot Araujo at point blank range before fleeing. There were families with children inside at the time, and the video shows their mad dash to safety.
Despite the restaurant being packed, no one else was injured in the shooting.
Araujo's family told NBC10 Boston earlier Monday that they were searching for answers after their loved one was gunned down, leaving them shocked and heartbroken.
"It's been like hell. Nothing could take this pain away," said his sister, Andrea Monteiro.
As the family started to plan his funeral, they were left wondering who could do such a thing, vowing to find justice.
"Who did this to my son?" Ana Inocencio said. "He has to pay. Sooner or later he has to pay."
The district attorney's office said they believed Araujo was targeted by the suspect who was wearing a mask at the time of the shooting.
The 22-year-old victim leaves behind two children.
