SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — The six suspects in the deadly July 2 shooting at Oglethorpe Mall are a step closer to being indicted for murder.

Four of them appeared in court alongside their attorneys in front of Chatham County Recorder's Court Judge Crystal Harmon.

Royce Haynes, 17, Theron Robbins, 20, Franklin James, 16, and Johnathan Jones, 20 were in court Tuesday.

Twenty-year-old Aujawan Hymon and 16-year-old Dahmil Johnson will appear at a later date.

Lead Investigator Detective Jessica Kurwel with the Savannah Police Department (SPD) testified the six suspects are a part of two groups which she called Group A and Group B.

Hymon, Haynes, James and Jone are a part of Group A while Robbins in Johnson are a part of Group B.

Through our own investigation in July, WSAV has linked the group

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