BRADENTON, Fla. - More than two weeks after a 15-year-old boy's shooting death in Bradenton , police say they've arrested three teens in the case.

The backstory:

According to the Bradenton Police Department, officers found Kayvon Dunbar shot to death in the 400 block of 11th Ave. E on the night of Aug. 25.

Police say Dunbar – along with 18-year-old Jeremiah Lilly, 17-year-old Zyquan Kit, and 15-year-old Star Stewart – planned to rob Kit's drug dealer and tried to distract him.

Investigators say the man noticed Dunbar, Stewart, and Lilly approaching him while wearing masks and carrying two guns.

The dealer opened fire in self-defense, according to police, and one suspect returned fire, killing Dunbar.

BPD says Lilly, Kit, and Stewart face felony murder charges because they were

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