CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. - Two more teenagers have been arrested in the shooting death of 16-year-old Zion Barrett, bringing the total number of suspects in the case to five, Clayton County police announced Thursday.
What we know:
Authorities said the two newest suspects, both 16 years old, have been charged with felony murder. Their names are not being released because of their age.
Earlier this month, investigators charged three other young men — Ikenna Ugochukwu, Jaquaris Mann and Antarius Sutton — with felony murder. They were taken into custody after a police raid on a Hampton home two days after Barrett was killed.
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Barrett, a student at Lovejoy High School, was shot Sept. 6 near the intersection of Paladi