Police: Marshals Arrest Second Suspect In Fatal Shooting Of Teen

A Wilmington Police investigation has resulted in a second arrest in connection with an August 14 murder official said Thursday.

Police said on August 14 at approximately 9:44 p.m., police responded to the 2300 block of North Monroe Street in response to a shooting that had occurred. Police located a male gunshot victim, identified as 19-year-old Marell Lowe, who succumbed to his injuries.

The case was assigned to Detective Justin Kane of the Criminal Investigations Division. Through the course of his investigation, Detective Kane identified a 15-year-old male juvenile as a suspect. Warrants were secured for the suspect who was taken into custody without incident on August 19.

Police said they also identified a second suspect, 18-year-old Jhaivon Carter. Carter who was taken into custody without incident by the United States Marshal Service Task Force on August 31.

Carter was charged with the following offenses:
Murder (1st Degree)
Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony
He was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 11 and committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $600,000 cash-only bail.

The 15-year-old male juvenile was charged with the following offenses:
Murder 1st Degree
Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony
Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited
He was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 11 and committed to the New Castle County Detention Center on $999,000 cash-only bail.

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