CHARLESTON, W.Va – Jury selection is underway ahead of the trial of a teenager indicted in a 2024 Charleston robbery turned deadly.

Barack Williams, 15, appeared before Kanawha County Circuit Judge Maryclaire Akers Wednesday and faces charges of first-degree murder and first-degree robbery for the January 30, 2024, incident that occurred at the Tobacco and Pipe Shop on 7th Avenue, where Caden Martin, the 19-year-old store attendant, was shot and killed.

After brief discussions with counsel, Judge Akers moved forward with jury selection, to be followed by the hearing of pretrial motions, with testimony expected to begin this week.

Williams is alleged to have acted as a lookout while Bre’juan Williams-Hampton, the other 15-year-old charged in the case, shot Martin inside the store. Willia

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