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Man Charged In Shooting That Killed Man, Woman Found In Vehicle In East New York

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- A man was arrested and charged Wednesday in the murders of a man and woman whose bodies were found inside a vehicle in East New York, Brooklyn last month.

Gary Martin, 33, of Brooklyn, was charged with two counts of second-degree murder and one count of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon in the shooting that killed Devon Hannibal, 27, and Christina Stubbs, 23, on Friday, June 23.

Police found Hannibal's body in the driver's seat of a red Dodge Durango, and Stubbs' in the front passenger seat, on Cleveland Street just off Linden Boulevard at 4:43 a.m. that morning.

The driver's side window of the maroon sport-utility vehicle was left shattered by nearly a dozen bullet holes.

Hannibal, of Brooklyn, and Stubbs, of Pompano Beach, Florida, were both pronounced dead on the scene. Hannibal was shot several times, while Stubbs was killed by a single bullet.

Police earlier said the gunman used a 9mm handgun.

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