Two men were charged Tuesday over the killings of two Chinese graduate students that shocked Los Angeles last month, AFP reported.

Bryan Barnes, 20, and Javier Bolden, 19, could face the death penalty after being indicted on capital murder charges over the killings of engineering students Ming Qu and Ying Wu, both 23.

They were arrested last week. Neither of the suspects had criminal records, but they were also charged with attempted murder for incidents in December and February.

Shell casings found at those scenes allegedly tied the pair to the students' killings.

(China.org.cn May 24, 2012)

据法新社报道，周二，两名男子因涉嫌杀害两名中国研究生而被指控，这起凶案上个月震惊了洛杉矶。

如果20岁的布赖恩•巴恩斯和19岁的哈维尔•博尔登杀害两名23岁工程系学生——瞿铭和吴颖的蓄意谋杀指控成立，两人将会面临死刑。

他们于上周被捕。两名嫌疑人都没有犯罪前科，但是他们曾因12月份和2月份的谋杀未遂行为受指控。

据说，在这些犯罪现场找到的弹壳将两人和枪杀学生的凶案联系起来。