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Two people were charged in 2014 murders in Riviera Beach

Two people were charged in 2014 murders in Riviera Beach
RAIN. THAT’S ALL COMING UP IN YOUR FORECAST IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. POLICE IN RIVIERA BEACH TONIGHT SAY THEY HAVE TRACKED DOWN THE TWO MEN RESPONSIBLE FOR A DOUBLE MURDER FROM 2014. THE WIFE OF ONE OF THE VICTIMS TELLS US SHE HAD MOSTLY GIVEN UP HOPE THIS DAY WOULD EVER COME. THAT WOMAN SPOKE TO ARI HAIT AFTER SHE HEARD THE NEWS. ARI JOINS US NOW FROM THE RIVIERA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH MORE ON HER REACTION. ARI. INVESTIG. HERE IN RIVIERA BEACH HAVE BEEN WORKING THIS CASE FOR MORE THAN A DECADE, ONE OF THE VICTIM’S WIVES TOLD ME SHE HAD PRETTY MUCH GIVEN UP HOPE THAT THEY WOULD EVER MAKE AN ARREST. BUT NOW, SHE SAYS SHE FEELS LIKE SHE FINALLY HAS JUSTICE FOR HER HUSBAND. I LOVE THIS FAMILY, LOVED HIS KIDS, HIS GRANDKIDS. THESE PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD USED TO CALL HIM STEP DAD BECAUSE HE WAS JUST A DAD TO EVERYBODY. IT’S BEEN ALMOST TEN YEARS EXACTLY SINCE CYNTHIA OZICK LOST HER HUSBAND, MURAT. HE WAS JUST A GOOD PERSON IN HIS HEART. HE WAS A GOOD PERSON. YOU KNOW? I MEAN, I COULDN’T I COULDN’T ASK FOR ANYTHING BETTER. CYNTHIA AND MURAT WERE MARRIED FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS. THEY HAD FIVE KIDS, TEN GRANDKIDS. BUT ON MARCH 4TH, 2014, MURAT WAS STANDING OUTSIDE OF HIS BUSINESS, THE FLORIDA SUNSHINE TIRE SHOP IN RIVIERA BEACH. TWO PEOPLE PULLED UP IN A CAR AND OPENED FIRE, KILLING MURAT AND ONE OF HIS EMPLOYEES, DEANDRE MCCOY. JUST LIKE THAT, CYNTHIA WAS A WIDOW, SCARED AND LONELY AND JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT ON MY OWN. YOU KNOW, IT’S BEEN HARD SOMETIMES VERY, VERY HARD FOR TEN YEARS. MURAT’S KILLERS HAVE WALKED FREE. CYNTHIA ADMITS SHE DIDN’T HAVE MUCH HOPE THEY WOULD EVER BE CAUGHT. BUT ON THURSDAY, THE RIVIERA BEACH POLICE ANNOUNCED THEY HAD ARRESTED THE TWO GUNMEN, LAVON HEATH AND JEFFREY BROWN. I DIDN’T BELIEVE IT. BUT THEN WHEN THE WHEN THE, UM, THE OFFICER AND THE FBI AND THE AND THE SERGEANT AND THE CHIEF CAME TO MY OFFICE, I KIND OF BELIEVED IT. THEN CYNTHIA SAYS SHE CALLED HER KIDS TO LET THEM KNOW DAD’S KILLERS ARE BEHIND BARS. I FEEL HAPPIER AND LIGHTER AND I THINK, UM, I THINK THINGS ARE GOING TO BE MUCH BETTER NOW. POLICE STILL HAVE NOT SAID WHAT THEY BELIEVE THE MOTIVES ARE FOR THESE KILLINGS. THEY HAVE SCHEDULED A NEWS CONFERENCE FOR FRIDAY MORNING WHERE THEY’RE EXPECTED TO GIVE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CASE AND ABOUT TH
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Two people were charged in 2014 murders in Riviera Beach
Police in Riviera Beach announced Thursday they indicted two suspects in connection with a double murder from more than a decade ago.March 4, 2014, is the night Cynthia Oziros lost her husband, Murat.“He loved his family, loved his kids, his grandkids,” Cynthia said of her husband. “People in the neighborhood used to call him stepdad, because he was just a dad to everyone.”Cynthia and Murat were married for nearly 30 years.They had five children and 10 grandchildren.According to police, Murat was standing in front of his business, the Florida Sunshine Tire Shop in Riviera Beach, with one of his employees, Deondre McCoy.Investigators said two people pulled up in a car and opened fire, killing both men.Just like that, Cynthia was a widow.“Scared and lonely. Just trying to make it on my own,” Cynthia said. “It’s been hard sometimes. Very, very hard.”For ten years, Cynthia has waited for an arrest.She admits she had lost hope, believing her husband’s killers would never be caught.Then she got the news that Lavon Heath and Jeffrey Brown were indicted for the murders.“I didn’t believe it,” Cynthia said. “But then when the officer and the FBI and the Sergeant and the Chief came to my office? I kind of believed it then.”Cynthia said she called all of her children to let them know their father’s killers have been found.“I feel happier and lighter,” she said. “And I think things are going to be much better now.”Police have not yet released a motive for the killings.Police have scheduled a news conference for Friday morning to discuss the case.Top HeadlinesStay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25 Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.

Police in Riviera Beach announced Thursday they indicted two suspects in connection with a double murder from more than a decade ago.

March 4, 2014, is the night Cynthia Oziros lost her husband, Murat.

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“He loved his family, loved his kids, his grandkids,” Cynthia said of her husband. “People in the neighborhood used to call him stepdad, because he was just a dad to everyone.”

Cynthia and Murat were married for nearly 30 years.

They had five children and 10 grandchildren.

According to police, Murat was standing in front of his business, the Florida Sunshine Tire Shop in Riviera Beach, with one of his employees, Deondre McCoy.

Investigators said two people pulled up in a car and opened fire, killing both men.

Just like that, Cynthia was a widow.

“Scared and lonely. Just trying to make it on my own,” Cynthia said. “It’s been hard sometimes. Very, very hard.”

For ten years, Cynthia has waited for an arrest.

She admits she had lost hope, believing her husband’s killers would never be caught.

Then she got the news that Lavon Heath and Jeffrey Brown were indicted for the murders.

“I didn’t believe it,” Cynthia said. “But then when the officer and the FBI and the Sergeant and the Chief came to my office? I kind of believed it then.”

Cynthia said she called all of her children to let them know their father’s killers have been found.

“I feel happier and lighter,” she said. “And I think things are going to be much better now.”

Police have not yet released a motive for the killings.

Police have scheduled a news conference for Friday morning to discuss the case.

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