Two Camden men were found guilty Monday in the October 2023 shooting that killed Philadelphia police officer Richard Mendez inside an airport parking garage.

Yobrani Martinez-Fernandez, 20, and Hendrick Pena-Fernandez, 23, both were convicted of their roles in the attempted car theft that led to a deadly shootout with police. Mendez, 50, was struck multiple time and killed in the gunfire. His partner, 62-year-old Raul Ortiz, was also injured but survived. One of the men involved in the initial car break-in died after the fleeing suspects dropped him off at a hospital.

A jury found Martinez-Fernandez, the gunman who shot Mendez, guilty of first-degree murder and related offenses. Pena-Fernandez was found guilty of second-degree murder and other charges. He was found not guilty of first- a

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