The Latest: Officials: Man acted alone in 4 Nevada killings

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Latest on the case against a 19-year-old from El Salvador charged with killing four people in northern Nevada (all times local):

12:50 p.m.

Prosecutors say evidence shows that a 19-year-old Salvadoran immigrant accused of being in the U.S. illegally acted alone in four killings at homes in northern Nevada earlier this month.

Washoe (WAH’-shoh) and Douglas county district attorneys Mark Jackson and Chris Hicks said Monday that it could be about a month before they decide whether Wilber Ernesto Martinez-Guzman will face the death penalty.

They announced that Martinez-Guzman will be tried in Reno.

He’s currently in jail in Carson City following his arrest there on Jan. 19 on an immigration hold.

The prosecutors say he’ll soon be brought to Reno for prosecution on murder and burglary charges in the shooting deaths of Gerald and Sharon David in Reno and Connie Koontz and Sophia Renken in nearby Gardnerville.

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12:20 p.m.

Prosecutors say a 19-year-old Salvadoran immigrant accused of being in the U.S. illegally has been charged with murder in shooting deaths of four people in their homes in Nevada.

District attorneys from two counties announced the charges against Wilber Ernesto Martinez-Guzman on Monday.

Martinez-Guzman has been jailed since his arrest Jan. 19 in the state capital of Carson City.

A sheriff’s report says Martinez-Guzman admitted killing a Reno couple with a handgun that was stolen from their home.

The report says the gun is also believed to have been used to kill two women in the town of Gardnerville.

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6:50 a.m.

Nevada prosecutors are set to announce their plans for the prosecution of a 19-year-old El Salvadoran immigrant identified as the prime suspect in four killings.

Wilber Ernesto Martinez-Guzman has been jailed since his arrest more than a week ago. He was charged Thursday with possessing weapons and selling jewelry belonging to several victims.

Prosecutors say they’ll announce their prosecution plans at noon on Monday. Authorities have said Martinez-Guzman was in the U.S. illegally.

A sheriff’s investigative report obtained by The Associated Press says Martinez-Guzman admitted killing a Reno couple, using a handgun he said he stole earlier from their home.

The report filed with a judge says the gun is also believed to have been used to kill two women in the town of Gardnerville.