Two suspects arrested in murder of Univ. of Illinois student

CHICAGO -- Police in Champaign, Ill. announced Tuesday that they have arrested two suspects in connection with the murder of a University of Illinois student last seen more than a week ago, reports CBS Chicago.

Vicente Mundo, 20, was a junior at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, according to the station. He had reportedly been missing for a week when his body was discovered on Saturday.

Reginald James Scott, 21, of Champaign, and Daniel Gonzalez, 21, of Cicero, were arrested and were scheduled to be arraigned on murder charges Tuesday afternoon, according to CBS Chicago.

Police told reporters that both suspects are enrolled in Parkland College,and targeted the victim to rob him of a small amount of marijuana and cash. They would not say which suspect allegedly killed Mundo.

A gun, the suspected murder weapon, was recovered on Tuesday morning, according to the station.

Mundo had left a friend's off-campus apartment and was heading back home to his own on Sunday, Jan. 25, his sister previously told the station. He was reportedly never heard from or seen again until his body was discovered on a rural road in Champaign County.

Police told the station there is no connection between Mundo's death and the New Year's Eve disappearance of another University of Illinois student, 23-year-old Christian Zamora, who was reportedly last seen walking to a Champaign grocery store.