Atlanta police have announced that two men are facing charges in connection to the death of 16-year-old Bre’Asia Powell, who was shot and killed outside an Atlanta high school last month.
Jaquan Withers, 18, and Willie Dennis, 19, are being held at the Fulton County Jail, while police have identified at least one more suspect who has not yet been captured. Powell was shot to death on May 28 outside Benjamin E. Mays High School, where she had just finished her sophomore year.
She was among several teenagers who attended an unauthorized gathering outside the school to celebrate the end of the school year and the beginning of summer vacation.
Police were called to the shooting at 2:30 a.m. where they found Powell and a 16-year-old boy shot. Both were rushed to the hospital, but Powell did not survive.
Withers is being charged with several crimes such as felony murder, assault, and firearm posession. He was served warrants at the Fulton County Jail last Friday where he was being held on unrelated charges. Dennis was wanted out of Jackson County on an unrelated charge, according to authorities.
He was taken into custody on Thursday and is receiving similar charges in connection ot the case.
Atlanta Police Department Homicide Commander Lt. Germain Dearlove urged the public to come forward with any information that could help bring justice for Powell’s family.