Two Charged With Murdering Student In Grisly Case in North Carolina
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HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. — Two suspects were charged yesterday with first-degree murder in the killing of the University of North Carolina’s student body president, though one remains at large.
Demario James Atwater, 21, of Durham, was arrested and ordered held without bond. Police said they are still searching for the second suspect, 17-year-old Lawrence Alvin Lovett Jr.
The Chapel Hill police chief, Brian Curran, would not say which of the suspects shot and killed Eve Carson, 22, of Athens, Ga., who was found a week ago lying on a street about a mile from campus. The biology and political science major had been shot several times, including once in the right temple. In the days after Carson’s death, police focused their investigation on several ATM and convenience store surveillance photos.
Police believe Mr. Lovett was pictured in two photos taken at an ATM, driving Carson’s Toyota Highlander with Mr. Atwater in the back seat. Police also believe Mr. Atwater was the suspect shown trying to use Carson’s ATM card inside a convenience store.
