CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Brooks' Sandwich House will be closed Monday as the murder trial for two men charged with killing co-owner Scott Brooks in December 2019 begins.

Steven Staples and Terry Connor Jr. are both scheduled to stand trial beginning Oct. 27. Brooks was shot and killed while preparing to open the restaurant in December 2019. Neither suspect will face the death penalty in connection with the case.

David Brooks, Scott Brooks' twin brother who runs the family-owned burger shop in NoDa, announced the closure on the restaurant's Facebook page earlier this month, saying:

"Dear friends, family, customers, and neighbors and community,

The last almost six years have felt frozen in grief since the death of my twin, Scott. The time for justice has finally come. The trial is scheduled to

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