The Latest: Man held on murder charge in teens' deaths
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The Latest on a 20-year-old man accused in the deaths of two teenagers whose bodies were found behind a grocery store near Atlanta. (all times local):
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4:30 p.m.
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Police say a 20-year-old man has been arrested on a murder charge as officers investigate the gunshot deaths of two teenagers whose bodies were found behind a grocery store near Atlanta.
Roswell police chief Rusty Grant said Jeffrey A. Hazelwood was arrested Wednesday in the deaths of 17-year-olds Natalie Henderson and Carter Davis on Aug. 1.
Det. Zachary Frommer says a delivery driver spotted the bodies of Henderson and Davis on the ground behind a Publix store. The Fulton County medical examiner said both were killed by bullets to the head.
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Grant says police are unsure of the motive, but they believe Hazelwood acted alone. He's being held at the Roswell Detention Center pending transfer to the Fulton County Jail.
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11:08 a.m.
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Police in an Atlanta suburb say they're searching a house as they investigate the gunshot deaths of two teenagers whose bodies were found behind a grocery store.
Roswell police Det. Zachary Frommer said detectives were executing a search warrant Wednesday morning at the home in nearby Cobb County, a few miles from the Publix store where the boy and girl were found before dawn Monday.
Police have said the bodies of 17-year-olds Natalie Henderson and Carter Davis were found by a delivery driver on the ground by two vehicles. The Fulton County medical examiner said both teens were killed with a single gunshot wound to the head.
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Frommer said information received in the investigation led detectives to the house, where they were searching for evidence in the killings. He declined to be more specific.