2 men charged in college student’s slaying

2 men charged in college student’s slaying

HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (AP) — Two suspects were charged Wednesday 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.

Chapel Hill Police Chief Brian 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 Lovett was pictured in two photos taken at an ATM, driving Carson’s Toyota Highlander with Atwater in the back seat. Police also believe Atwater was the suspect shown trying to use Carson’s ATM card inside a convenience store.

The Board of Trustees at North Carolina offered a $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in her death, and police received hundreds of tips after the first two photos were released.