CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Police arrested two teenagers overnight in connection with a murder last week in east Charlotte.
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Detectives arrested 17-year-old Tavone Smith and two 15-year-old suspects.
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Police said Eskinder Asefaw was shot Friday afternoon on Wembley Drive. He died the next day.
Smith and the 15-year-old are charged with murder and robbery.
Smith is due in court Tuesday.
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Smith and his family were in court the following Tuesday. Family members said they would hire an attorney.
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