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EAGLE MOUNTAIN — Two Orem brothers were arrested Sunday after police say they fired multiple rounds into an Eagle Mountain home.
David Lopez, 18, and Hector Lopez-Tamayo, 21, were booked into the Utah County Jail for investigation of three counts of aggravated assault and 11 counts of felony discharge of a firearm.
Sunday morning, police were called to a home in Eagle Mountain on a report of shots being fired into the residence. Police reviewed the home's surveillance cameras, "which captured the suspects breaking the back door glass and firing into the residence," according to a police affidavit. "Six rounds were fired into the house and rocks were also seen being thrown through a window. A trail of blood was observed on the back patio and around the house and down the street to the north of the residence."
A minivan parked in the driveway was shot at least five times, according to Utah County sheriff's deputies.
Lopez-Tamayo was later treated at a local hospital where he received stitches for his left hand, the affidavit states.
Investigators learned that the shooting may be in retaliation for an incident involving the family's 16-year-old son, who was not at the Eagle Mountain house at the time of the shooting, according to the affidavit,
Police say the son is a suspect in assault case on Nov. 25. In that incident, a vehicle rammed into another car allegedly driven by David Lopez.
"Detectives with the Utah County Major Crimes Task Force who are assisting with this case, have provided information that both Hector and David Lopez-Tamayo are involved in the sale of firearms and illegal drugs," according to the affidavit.
