By Associated Press - Monday, April 23, 2018

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Police say three North Carolina teenagers have been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting, and one of them was taken into custody at a high school.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said in a news release that a 15-year-old was arrested by the school resource officer at Garinger High School on Monday and was found to have a handgun and a stolen car.

Another 15-year-old and a 17-year-old were arrested in connection with the shooting death of 26-year-old Eskinder Dawit Asefaw last Friday. The shooting occurred three miles from the high school.



Asefaw died on Saturday.

All three teenagers are charged with murder and also face a variety of charges.

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