Second man arrested for murder of Carmen Rodriguez

One of the suspects arrested is 39-year-old Martin Brooks, who's accused of shooting and killing Carmen Rodriguez inside her family grocery store in front of her children.

THE MURDER OF A WOMAN IN FRONTOF HER CHILDREN.

GOOD EVENING.I'M JAMIE COSTELLO.

AND I'MKELLY SWOOPE.

CARMEN RODRIGUEZWAS KILLED IN HER FAMILIESSTORE JUST DAYS BEFORECHRISTMAS.

TODAY POLICEANNOUNCED THE ARREST OF 39YEAR OLD MARTIN BROOKS.

WMA━2NEWS ABBY ISAACS SPOKE TOFRIENDS AND FAMILY OFRODRIGUEZ.

SHE JOINS US LIVEFROM THE STORE NEAR PATTERSONPARK..

ABBY I IMAGINE A LOT OFRELIEF?YES THE NEWS OF HIS ARRESTBRINGING A SENSE OF RELIEF TOTHE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THESTORE SHE AS SHOT IN, JUSTREOPENED UNDER NEW MANAGEMENTCARMEN'S SISTER TELLING ME,THE FAMILY JUST COULDN'T EVENCOME NEARBY.

HER IMPACTTHOUGH, FELT EVERYWHERE, INTHE STREET SIGNS AND THEPAINTED GROUND..

NEIGHBORS SAYIT WILL NEVER BE THE SAME.SHE WAS A STAPLE TO THPATTERSON PARK COMMUNITY.16:5━ 17:01 SHENEE JONES━she was always there to saygoodmorning.

TAKEN IN A BRAZENSHOOTING JUST DAYS BEFORECHRISTMAS.

17:0━ 17:10 SHENEEJONES━ it's kind of sadbecause the next generationwill never get to see herfriendly face adn know who shewas.

CARMEN RODRIGUEZ WASWORKING IN HER FAMILY'SGROCERY STORE WITH HERCHILDREN.

WHEN A MEN CAME INAND SHOT HER IN THE HEAD,KILLING HER.

NATS from sceneTWO MONTHS LATER, BALTIMOREPOLICE ANNOUNCE THE ARREST OF39 YEAR OLD MARTIN BROOKS FORHER MURDER.

NEWS THE GRIEVINGCOMMUNITY HAS BEEN WAITING ANDHOPING FOR.

20:5━ 57 EMILYROGER━ she was such awonderful person and such akind hearted and very willingot help others and we are justvery happy that the person wasfound.

17:1━ 18 SHENEE JONES━ its a relief that justicewas served for her and she isable to rest in peace.

INADDITION TO THIS ARREST,BALTIMORE POLICE COMMISSIONERMICHAEL HARRISON SAYS THEYHAVE MADE 20 HOMICIDE ARRESTSSO FAR THIS YEAR.... 4 WITHINTHE LAST WEEK 1:3━ 43HARRISON every shooting.

Everymurder.

Every violent crimethat occurs in our city isunacceptable.

3:5━ 4:07 YOUNGshootings and homicides canrock a communtiy to its core.these incidents impact notonly the loved ones of thosestruck by gunfire but also anenire neighborhood.

My hope isthat with theses arrests wecan contribute to the healingof our neighborhoods LIKECARMEN'S NEIGHBORHOOD, STILLON HIGH ALERT.

21:1━ 18 EMILYROGER━ something like stepsaway from our house reallyhits home.

NEIGHBORS SAY THISARREST RETURNS JUST A BIT OFPEACE.

21:4━ 55 EMILY ROGER━it's scary knowing that theperson who harmed her is stillotu htere so we are verythaknful that that person hasnow been found.THIS IS THE SECOND ARREST INHER CASE LAST MONTH, A 29 YEAROLD TURNED HIMSELF INTO POLICEIN CONNECTION WITH HER MURDER.BOTH HE AND BROOKS ARE CHARGEDWITH MURDER, ARMED ROBBERY ANDGUN CRIMES BUT POLICE BELIEVEBROOKS WAS THE ONE WHO PULLEDTHE TRIGGER.

LIVE IN SOUTHEASTBALTIMORE, ABBY ISAACS WMAR 2NEWS.AN ARREST WAS ALSO MADE