Ex-NFL player Aaron Hernandez charged with 'double murder'

Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez has been charged with the murder of two men in a drive-by shooting in Boston two years ago.

The 24-year-old is currently awaiting trial following the death of Odin Lloyd last summer, but police have confirmed that the ex-player has been indicted for an additional double murder.

According to the New York Daily News, prosecutors revealed on Thursday that two men were gunned down at a traffic light on July 16, 2012, with Hernandez being accused of using a .38-caliber Smith & Wesson to carry out the shooting.

Reports have claimed that Daniel de Abreu, 29, and Safiro Furtado, 28, were killed in the incident, while a third man survived but suffered wounds while in the car.

Hernandez pleaded not guilty to the murder of Lloyd, who was shot during the off-season last summer.