Victim died of asphyxiation after being duct taped during Renton burglary

The Brief

  • Edy Omar Romero-Diaz and Huy Huu Nguyen face multiple charges including first-degree murder.
  • Axel Enrique Chirinos-Banegas was found dead in his Renton apartment in March 2025.
  • Surveillance, fingerprints and DNA linked the suspects to the scene of the alleged burglary and homicide, according to charging documents.

Two men have been charged with first-degree murder and first-degree burglary in connection with the death of Axel Enrique Chirinos-Banegas, who was found deceased in a Renton apartment on March 5.

What we know:

Edy Omar Romero-Diaz, 44, and Huy Huu Nguyen, 56, are accused in court documents of causing Chirinos-Banegas’ death “while committing and attempting to commit the crime of Burglary in the First Degree.”

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