Two Lawrenceville teens have been arrested in Anderson, S.C., and are charged in the death of Jefferson High School student Elijah Dewitt.
Gwinnett County Police Department officials say that agency has charged Kemare Bryan, 18, and Chandler Richardson, 19, with felony murder, malice murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of certain felonies in connection with the murder of Elijah Dewitt of Jefferson.
Bryan and Richardson currently are in the custody of the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office in Anderson, S.C.
Officials say they plan to extradite the two to Gwinnett County on Monday.
Detectives are still investigating the motive behind this incident, but said it appears the suspects and the victim were familiar with each other and when they encountered each other in the parking lot, an altercation took place and then the shooting.
The Gwinnett Homicide Unit was assisted in this arrest by the Anderson County Sherriff’s Office and the Georgia State Patrol.
Dewitt, 17, died Wednesday night after being shot in the parking lot of Sugarloaf Mills at 5900 Sugarloaf Parkway in Lawrenceville.
Anyone with information in the case is asked to contact Gwinnett County Police Department detectives at (770) 513-5300.
To submit an anonymous tip, call Crime Stoppers at (404) 577-TIPS (8477) or visit www.stopcrimeATL.com.
Crime Stoppers tipsters can receive a cash reward for information leading to an arrest and indictment in the case.
