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MARICOPA COUNTY, Ariz. - The man arrested in connection with the shooting deaths of two Arcadia High School students has been identified as Thomas Brown, a 31-year-old Chandler resident.

What we know:

Brown, who grew up in the small town of St. Peter, Minnesota, is now accused of two counts of premeditated first-degree murder.

Brown, a 2012 graduate of Saint Peter High School, was once known in his hometown as a charismatic cross-country star.

"Never in a million years [did I] guess that he would do something like that," said Tanner Peterson, a former teammate of Brown's, after recognizing Brown's mug shot.

The victims, Pandora Kjolsrud, 18, and Evan Clark, 17, were killed while on a camping trip to Mount Ord four months ago. Brown was arrested on Oct. 2 and remained

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