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Authorities say they arrested two juvenile suspects for the murder of Tyshaun Stokes. Their charges are listed below:

16-year-old suspect: Charged as an adult with First Degree Murder and Discharging a Weapon into an Occupied Property

14-year-old suspect: Secured Custody Order for First Degree Murder

Original Story (Posted August 18, 2025):

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – “He was a good kid. He wasn’t no bad kid. He wasn’t out here like that,” says Latasha Stokes about her son, Tyshaun. He was not a kid who ran the streets, his mom says. He was a helper, who looked after his younger siblings. Latasha says, “I had my baby six months ago. He helps me with my baby while I go to work.”

Early Sunday morning, the 16-year-old tried to help his aunt when bullets started flying outside their no

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