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Marcos Chavez Gonzalez — 2009 Mount Airy, North Carolina Quadruple Homicide

Overview

On November 1, 2009 four men were shot and killed in the parking lot of Woods TV, a television retail store on Worth Street in downtown Mount Airy, North Carolina. Police identified the suspect as 29-year-old Marcos Chavez Gonzalez. Investigators said the victims and the suspect were acquainted, and the shooting was not random.

The Attack

Mount Airy police were called around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 1, 2009. Two victims died at the scene; two others died shortly after at Northern Surry Hospital. Authorities stated that a single high-powered assault rifle was used and that approximately 16 shots were fired.

Victims (names, ages, date & location)

  • Victor Alfonso Martinez, 22 — fatally shot on November 1, 2009, outside Woods TV, Worth Street, Mount Airy, NC.
  • Javier Manuel Martinez, 21 — fatally shot on November 1, 2009, outside Woods TV, Worth Street, Mount Airy, NC.
  • Juan Manuel Martinez, 26 — fatally shot on November 1, 2009, outside Woods TV, Worth Street, Mount Airy, NC.
  • Marcos Alvedo (Oviedo) Aguilar, 21 — fatally shot on November 1, 2009, outside Woods TV, Worth Street, Mount Airy, NC. (Some reports spell his middle/last name “Oviedo.”)
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Killer's Details

Gonzalez

Marcos

11/1/2009

2:30 PM

729

Worth St

Mount Airy

NC

Surry County

27030

36.48918

-80.610141

Appliance store parking lot

29

Yes

1 Firearm

NA

08/17/2025


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