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2 teens arrested after man shot, killed in Winston-Salem apartment, police say

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — Two men have been charged with murder in connection to the shooting death of a 21-year-old Raeford man, police say.

According to Winston-Salem Police Department, US Marshals and the police department arrested and charged Armin Deshawn Hardy of Winston-Salem, and Anthony Lee Coverdale of Kernersville, in connection to the robbery and murder of Deonta Mcarn, who was shot and killed in an apartment on Quincy Drive in Winston-Salem on May 18.

Mcarn, 21, of Raeford, was found shot multiple times after police say three suspects came into the apartment with the intention of robbing it. Another person received a minor injury during the situation.

While the apartments Mcarn was living in cater to students, police do not believe he was a student at any local universities.

The 19-year-old Hardy has been charged with:

He was taken to the Forsyth County Detention Center where he is being held with no bond allowed.

The 18-year-old Coverdale has been charged with:

He was taken to the Forsyth County Detention Center where he is also being held with no bond allowed.

Anyone with any information regarding this investigation is asked to call the Winston-Salem Police Department at 336-773-7700 or Crime Stoppers at 336-727-2800.