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Two Charlotte teens charged in September shooting death of Caleb Flax
Two 17-year-olds are charged with murder in the killing of 4-year-old Caleb Flax, bringing the number of arrests in the case to eight. Police said one teen turned himself in Monday; the other was arrested last week.
CHARLOTTE — Police have arrested two 17-year-olds in the September killing of Caleb Flax, a 4-year-old boy who was shot while sleeping at his home on Grassy Patch Lane, authorities said Monday, Oct. 26.
Khamari Jeffries turned himself in Monday, police said. Rodney Sowell Jr. was arrested the previous week, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. Both teens are charged with murder.
The arrests bring the total number of people arrested in Flax’s death to eight. Most of the suspects are teenagers, police said.
Authorities have not provided further details about the circumstances of the shooting or the allegations against the two teens.