COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two 15-year-olds have been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Kewhyon Hartwell, who was gunned down on a Columbus street in April.

The shooting occurred around 2:45 a.m. on April 29 at the intersection of South Champion and Reinhard avenues, near East Whittier Street. Columbus police said Hartwell was found shot and lying in the street.

One of the suspects, who was 14 at the time of the incident, appeared in court this week. Prosecutors are seeking to have the teen tried as an adult.

“It is an allegation of murder and aggravated robbery,” a prosecutor said during the hearing.

In court, officials described how the teen and two others were allegedly involved in a dispute with Hartwell that escalated into gunfire.

“The juvenile and two other

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