Teens charged in drive-by shooting

WILMINGTON — Wilmington Police detectives have charged two suspects in connection with a drive-by shooting that left a 17-year-old boy dead.

Seventeen-year-old Anthony Jackson of Wilmington and 16-year-old Teshon Malik Lane of Wilmington were charged with homicide late Friday evening.

Darius Hassan Green lived within a few blocks of where the shooting took place. He was walking in the 4100 block of Princess Place at about 4:15 p.m. Friday, when he was shot from a moving vehicle. He was pronounced dead at New Hanover Regional Medical Center.

The motive for the shooting is still unclear. Detectives are still investigating the incident. An autopsy is scheduled for Saturday.

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