Four Teens Accused Of Carrying Out Murder Of 16-year-old At A North Carolina House Party

Four teens person been charged successful relationship to sidesplitting a high schoolhouse student during a location party, North Carolina authorities said.

Investigators said 16-year-old Keedon Lewis was fatally changeable astir 3 a.m. March 8 astatine a statement adjacent Rowland, North Carolina, a mini municipality astir 110 miles southbound of Raleigh, according to The Charlotte Observer. Now, authorities person arrested a 15-year-old, 2 16-year-olds and a 17-year-old successful relationship pinch nan incident.

These teens, whose names person not been made public, are facing charges of first-degree murder, attempted execution and felony conspiracy, nan Observer reports.

Lewis’ begetter antecedently told WPDE his boy was killed successful a section adjacent his home, and that nan sidesplitting was shared crossed societal media.

“They posted my kid connected societal media,” Brandon Lewis said. “They sewage my kid going astir connected Snap[chat], laying successful that field."

"You don't request a gun. Put nan weapon down. In fact, beryllium a man,” he added. “The world conscionable crazy correct now successful this. It’s thing that needs to travel to an end."

Lewis was an 11th-grade student known for his “humorous, enthusiastic and clever personality,” according to an online obituary.

“He had a heavy emotion for hunting and sportfishing wherever he recovered bid and could beryllium successful an situation that characterized portion of who he was,” nan obituary reads. “Keedon besides loved riding thing pinch wheels, singing his bosom retired and giving that aged motortruck of his a tally for its money.”

Zachariah Hunt, who knew Lewis, told WDPE he was an “amazing person” who was “always making you smile.” Another friend, David Fipps, said it’s “never going to beryllium nan same” without him.

Robeson County Sheriff Burnis Wilkins reportedly called nan business “heartbreaking.” The section schoolhouse territory besides shared a tribute to nan teen connected Facebook.

“Please subordinate america successful dream for nan family of Keedon Lewis, a Purnell Swett High School student who passed distant recently,” nan Public Schools of Robeson County said successful a statement. “We are profoundly saddened for his family. Please besides believe for nan schoolhouse and organization arsenic they navigate this difficult clip of loss.”

The Independent has contacted nan Robeson County Sheriff’s Office for comment.