Two Louisiana teenagers are under arrest in an alleged murder plot that left a 33-year-old woman dead Wednesday night.
East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s spokesperson Casey Hicks says deputies found the suspected shooter, a 16-year-old boy, not far from the scene of the crime, and he cracked quickly under questioning.
“He told them that he was basically contacted by a 16-year-old relative of the victim, and asked to help her kill this woman,” Hick says.
The victim is identified as 33-year-old Markeshia Stone. She was shot multiple times and died in a nearby hospital. Hicks says the teen boy told investigators he was asked to commit the crime by the girl, who is a friend of his.
“Detectives were able to locate the 16-year-old relative (of the victim)… she also admitted that she did, in fact, solicit a friend of hers to kill her relative.”
Hicks says the investigation is ongoing, and citizens with pertinent information should contact the EBR Sheriff’s Office. She says both suspects are now in juvenile detention pending arraignment…
“She is charged with Principle to 2nd-Degree Murder. The young man is charged with 2nd-Degree Murder as well a Juvenile in Possession of a Firearm.”
The EBR District attorney may choose to upgrade the charges.
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