Investigators cited statements, a recovered handgun and a police pursuit in the Longview case.
LONGVIEW, Wash. — Investigators say a Kelso man admitted shooting two cousins outside a Longview quinceañera after claiming they smiled at his girlfriend, then tried to discard a handgun during a police chase.
The case against Andres Carrasco-Sanchez, 49, rests on several early pieces of evidence described in police and court records: alleged statements to detectives, witness information from a crowded event, a semiautomatic handgun recovered after a pursuit and the deaths of Cristian Garcia Segundo, 21, and Sergio Adrian Segundo, 30. Prosecutors have filed aggravated first-degree murder charges and related firearm and eluding counts in Cowlitz County Superior Court.
The first public record came from the scene. Longview police said officers were sent to AWPPW Hall at about 10:45 p.m. April 11 after a report of a shooting in the parking lot. The hall, in the 700 block of 15th Avenue, was hosting a quinceañera with about 200 people present. Officers found two victims with critical gunshot wounds. Both died. Police also saw a suspect vehicle leaving, which allowed officers to begin a pursuit almost immediately after reaching the area. That timing became important because it connected the suspect vehicle to the shooting scene in the first minutes of the response.
The second piece of the case is the chase. Police said the suspect vehicle headed into West Longview, then circled back through town. During the pursuit, investigators said Carrasco-Sanchez threw a semiautomatic handgun out the window. Officers later found the weapon. The vehicle eventually returned to the AWPPW Hall parking lot. Police said Carrasco-Sanchez got out and tried to flee on foot before officers arrested him. The pursuit gave prosecutors a basis for the attempting to elude charge. The recovered handgun may also be central to the murder case if forensic testing ties it to the bullets, casings or wounds.
The third piece comes from what investigators say Carrasco-Sanchez told detectives. Court documents reported by local outlets say he believed both victims and another unidentified person had been making prolonged eye contact with his girlfriend and smiling at her during the quinceañera. The affidavit says Carrasco-Sanchez viewed the conduct as flirting. Investigators wrote that he went to the residence he shared with the woman, got a handgun and returned with the intent to shoot the person he thought was making advances. The girlfriend’s name was removed from the public account. Police have not publicly identified the third person mentioned in the affidavit.
Investigators also described an alleged admission after Carrasco-Sanchez was advised of his rights. Local court coverage said he admitted shooting both men once in the head. When investigators told him the victims had died, he allegedly responded, “It was their fault, they started it.” That statement, if admitted in court, could become a key point in arguments about motive and intent. Prosecutors are likely to focus on the reported trip home for a gun and return to the hall. Defense attorneys may examine the interview conditions, wording of the questions, translation issues if any, and whether the statements are complete in the public record.
The formal charges were filed April 15 by the Cowlitz County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. Carrasco-Sanchez was charged with two counts of aggravated murder in the first degree with firearm enhancements. He also faces charges of unlawful possession of a firearm, attempting to elude a pursuing police officer and alien in possession of a firearm. On April 16, the court granted the state’s request to hold him without bail pending trial. Prosecutors said in their public release that the charges are only allegations and that the accused is presumed innocent. KLOG reported that he was arraigned April 21, and subsequent local reports said he pleaded not guilty.
The victims were identified as cousins Cristian Garcia Segundo and Sergio Adrian Segundo. Local and Mexican reporting added details about their lives outside the case file. Vanguardia reported that both men were from Tarímbaro, Michoacán, and had visas tied to apple-picking work in the United States. The outlet said migrant officials in Michoacán had contacted the families and would provide support with repatriating the bodies. KLOG reported that an online fundraiser had raised money for family support soon after the shooting. The court case names them as victims, while family accounts describe the wider loss felt by partners, relatives and communities.
Violeta Segundo, who said Cristian Garcia Segundo was her boyfriend, told KATU she did not know Carrasco-Sanchez and could not understand why the shooting happened. “He’s like my life,” she said of Garcia. She said she cried through the night and day after learning he had died. She also said Garcia had left the party with her earlier but later returned. “Why did he have to go back?” she said. Her remarks do not answer the legal questions in the case, but they show the sudden impact on people close to the victims and the confusion left behind after the parking lot shooting.
The investigation remains active through the court process even after the arrest and charging decision. Detectives and prosecutors must organize witness interviews from a large gathering, video if any exists from the hall or nearby streets, forensic testing of the recovered firearm, police pursuit records and the defendant’s recorded statements. They also must account for the timing of the alleged trip from the hall to the shared residence and back. Public reports do not state whether Carrasco-Sanchez and the victims knew each other before the party. They also do not identify any prior conflict between them.
For now, Carrasco-Sanchez remains held without bail as the case proceeds. The next milestones are expected to include evidence motions, hearing dates and trial scheduling in Cowlitz County Superior Court, where prosecutors must prove the charges beyond a reasonable doubt.
Author note: Last updated May 7, 2026.