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Covington shooting victim dies, two juveniles face murder charges

Covington Greenup Street shooting
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COVINGTON, Ky. — Two people were taken to the hospital after a shooting in Covington, where one of them died from injuries on Monday.

Lt. Justin Bradbury with Covington police said two people were shot at around 7:45 p.m. near the Tienda La Samaritana on Greenup Street.

Police said one person was shot in the leg. Selvin Alvarado Xorxe, 23, was shot and taken to the hospital in critical condition; police said he died from his injuries around 10:04 a.m. Monday morning.

Covington police said Saturday evening around 5 p.m. detectives arrested two juvenile suspects for the shootings. Both juveniles were charged with first-degree robbery and first-degree assault, but police said the assault charge will now be upgraded to charges of murder.

Editor's note: A previous version of this story misidentified the man killed. WCPO regrets the error.

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