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Eve Carson Suspect Also Charged With Duke Slaying

Lawrence Alvin Lovette Jr has also been charged with first-degree murder and robbery in the death of Duke University student Abhijit Mahato.

(DURHAM, NC) - Durham police have captured the second of two men charged with murder in the shooting death of UNC student body president Eve Carson.

One Arrested, One Sought for Eve Carson`s Murder

Police are still searching for 17-year-old Lawrence Alvin Lovett Jr.

(CHAPEL HILL, NC) - Early this morning the Chapel Hill Police Department received information that the individual appearing in the convenience store photograph was possibly in a residence in Durham.

At approximately 5:00 a.m., 21-year-old Demario James Atwater was taken into police custody after he was observed exiting the residence. Warrants have been served on Atwater charging him with 1st Degree Murder in the death of Eve Carson.

UPDATE: Person of Interest Detained in Eve Carson Murder

Eve Carson was found shot to death in a suburban neighborhood not far from the UNC campus at about 5:00 a.m. last Wednesday.

(CHAPEL HILL, NC) - Police in Durham, North Carolina have detained a person of interest in the murder investigation of UNC student body president Eve Carson several media outlets are reporting at this hour.

Durham officials turned the man over to police in Chapel Hill, where he is currently being held for questioning. The 22-year old was found shot to death in a suburban neighborhood not far from the UNC campus at about 5:00 a.m. last Wednesday.

New Surveillance Photos Released in Eve Carson Murder

A new surveillance camera image released Monday by the Chapel Hill Police Department which shows a man police are calling a 'person of interest' in the slaying of University of North Carolina student body president Eve Carson.

(CHAPEL HILL, NC) - More than 1,000 people crowded the First United Methodist Church in Eve Carson's hometown of Athens, Georgia, for her funeral on Sunday, while police continued the manhunt for her killer(s).

The 22-year-old was found shot to death in a suburban neighborhood not far from the UNC campus at about 5:00 AM Wednesday. Chapel Hill Police Chief Brian Curran released ATM photos that show a young man driving a sport utility vehicle possibly using Carson's ATM cards in the Chapel Hill area.

Manhunt for Eve Carson`s Killer(s) Intensifies

A new surveillance camera image released Monday by the Chapel Hill Police Department which shows a man police are calling a 'person of interest' in the slaying of University of North Carolina student body president Eve Carson.

(CHAPEL HILL, NC) - More than 1,000 people crowded the First United Methodist Church in Eve Carson's hometown of Athens, Georgia, for her funeral on Sunday, while police continued the manhunt for her killer(s). The 22-year-old was found shot to death in a suburban neighborhood not far from the UNC campus at about 5:00 AM. Wednesday.

Chapel Hill Police Chief Brian Curran released ATM photos that show a young man driving a sport utility vehicle possibly using Carson's ATM cards in the Chapel Hill area. Curran said he believes there is a second unidentified male seated in the rear seat in the ATM photo.

UNC Student Body President Eve Carson: Biography & Videos

Police recovered Carson's blue 2005 Toyota Highlander Thursday afternoon but have no leads or suspects in the case.

(CHAPEL HILL, NC) - Eve Marie Carson, 22, was elected student body president at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in February 2007. Her term would have ended in April.

A native of Athens, Ga., Eve was born Nov. 19, 1985. She came to Carolina in the fall of 2004 as the recipient of a prestigious Morehead Scholarship. A member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society, she was a pre-medicine student majoring in both political science and biology. As a North Carolina Fellow, she was part of a four-year leadership development program for undergraduates.

(UPDATE) Missing Cherokee Boy Located in North Carolina

The Cherokee Tribal Police Department in North Carolina canceled the Amber Alert on Sunday night after the boy was found safe and reunited with his family. The suspects remain at large at this time.

(Cherokee, N.C.) - The Cherokee Tribal Police Department in North Carolina canceled the Amber Alert on Sunday night after the boy that was earlier reported missing, was found safe and reunited with his family.


The Cherokee Tribal Police Department in North Carolina issued the Amber Alert Sunday after the 14-year old boy was beaten and abducted by two white males. They remain at large at this time.