17-year-old remains at-large more than 24 hours after being charged with killing 2 high schoolers
More than 24 hours after investigators said they know who killed two high school students, that suspect remains at large.
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The suspect's name has not been released because they are not an adult. Since December 2019, 16- and 17-year-olds who commit crimes in North Carolina are not automatically charged as adults. However, with probable cause, a judge has the ability to transfer the case into the adult justice system.
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David White lives just feet from where the two friends were found dead with gunshot wounds. He says he heard about 20 gunshots Friday night.
“I heard about close to 10 shots going off, like an automatic gun, and then, a pause for a little bit and five more shots went off,” he said.
The sheriff’s office is investigating the deaths as homicides.
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This person will be tried as an adult.