SOUTH BOSTON, VA. (THECOUNT) — Davonte Shamar Powell has been identified as one of two victims fatally shot by a teenager outside a vape shop in Southside Virginia Saturday night.
A 17-year-old boy has turned himself into the South Boston Police Department in the brutal shooting left two people dead, including 20-year-old “Tae” Powell.
Police said 20-year-old Davonte Shamar Powell suffered an apparent gunshot wound to the head and was pronounced dead at the scene. An unidentified 17-year-old male victim was transported to a hospital but died from an apparent gunshot wound to the neck, reports WP.
The alleged shooter was charged with two counts of second-degree murder and was taken by authorities to a juvenile detention facility.
Family and friends took to Facebook to remember the young father:
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Geo quick facts: South Boston, formerly Boyd’s Ferry, is a town in Halifax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 8,142 at the 2010 census, down from 8,491 at the 2000 census. It is the most populous town in Halifax County – Wikipedia.
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