Three teenagers in Georgia was arrested in connection with the shooting that killed two teenagers outside a birthday party last month, authorities said Wednesday.
Lamar Coleman, 18, and two 17-year-old twin brothers were taken into custody Tuesday, Douglas County Sheriff Aaron Hanson said in a press conference.
The sheriff’s office released a video of Hanson as the suspects walked into the sheriff’s office on Tuesday.
Hanson said the shooting appears to be gang-related and that the victims killed and injured were innocent bystanders and not the intended targets.
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Samuel Moon, 15, and Aj’anaye Hill, 14, are identified as young people killed around 10:40 p.m. as they were leaving a birthday party at a home in Douglasville, a city about 20 miles west of Atlanta.
Samuel Moon, 15, is a sophomore at Lithia Springs High School and Aj’anaye Hill, 14, is a freshman at Douglas County High School, the sheriff’s office said. (Douglas County Sheriff’s Office)
Seven other youths were injured. The ages of the victims ranged from 14 to 19, the sheriff’s office previously said.
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The three suspects are each facing two counts of mass murder, nine counts of aggravated assault and seven counts of aggravated battery.
Douglas County Sheriff Aaron Hanson told reporters that investigators believe they have also recovered the gun used in the shooting. (Douglas County Sheriff’s Office)
Hanson said additional charges, including gang-related ones, are pending.
Officials said more arrests were expected but did not elaborate because the investigation remains active.