EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A California mother is speaking out after losing both of her sons to separate killings less than a month apart in El Paso.
Davonna Fanaro says her sons, Jearhamel Fanaro, 34, and Jerome “Dio” Fanaro, 37, lived in the Sun City for the last four years.
“They both were dads,” she said. “My oldest son had three kids, one boy, two girls. My youngest had just one girl.”
El Paso Police say Jearhamel Fanaro was shot and killed Sept. 9 inside a home on Dale Douglas Drive in East El Paso. A 26-year-old woman was also injured during the incident, according to investigators.
Detectives arrested Manuel Gonzalez, 43, and Salvador Gomez, 44. Both were booked on charges of murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, police say.
Court documents state Gomez identified himself as the ex-boyfriend of Jearhamel Fanaro’s girlfriend and told investigators the confrontation stemmed from a previous fight.
Less than a month later, on Oct. 7, Jerome Fanaro died after investigators say he was placed in a chokehold during a fight at a home in the Eastlake area.
Court records identify Jeremiah Nathanial Aguilar, 23, the son of Jerome Fanaro’s ex-girlfriend, as the suspect. Aguilar is charged with criminally negligent homicide.
Jerome Fanaro’s mother told KTSM the two were still in a relationship at the time of his death and says her son was planning to return home to California, but never made it.
The El Paso District Attorney’s Office tells KTSM the case remains open and confirms Aguilar has a bond hearing scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 23. Court and booking records show Aguilar remains in custody.
“I only had two (sons), and they’re gone and they’re never coming back. Nothing… that anybody could say or do will make my pain go away,” Davonna Fanaro said.
Davonna Fanaro is asking for accountability, “I want justice, and I call it justice for the Fanaro brothers. Something has to be done. They can’t just get away with it. They have to be punished somehow.”
The family also has a GoFundMe to help with expenses during this difficult time.
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