19-year-old charged with murder after two teens shot and killed in Lawrenceville
Gwinnett County police have arrested a 19-year-old and identified the two teenagers who were shot and killed in Lawrenceville on Wednesday night.
Police identified the victims as 17-year-old Jordan Boykin and 14-year-old Antoine Boykin. Detectives arrested 19-year-old Alexander Canela-Panchi in connection with their deaths.
Canela-Panchi faces two counts each of felony murder and aggravated assault, along with charges of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and a drug-related offense, police said.
Officers responded to a report of a shooting on Heather Stone Way around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. They found both teens with apparent gunshot wounds. Both were pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
Detectives previously said they believed the shooting may have been drug-related. The investigation is ongoing, and police said the shooting appears to be isolated, with no known ongoing threat to the public.
Anyone with information can call Gwinnett County police detectives.
