Teens charged in Kansas City double homicide case
Two Kansas City teenagers were charged in a fatal shooting that claimed the lives of two men during a robbery.
Tyren Lamar, 17, was charged Friday with two counts of first-degree murder, first-degree robbery and three counts of armed criminal action in the Dec. 8 slayings of Jonathan Echols, 54, and Freddie Jones, 52.
Seth S. Reed, 18, was charged with two counts of second-degree murder, first-degree robbery and three counts of armed criminal action in the same case.
Kansas City police responded to the 3900 block of Chestnut Avenue and found the bodies of Echols and Jones, who were both fatally shot multiple times.
Witnesses told police that Lamar and Reed had gone to the home to rob the victims of marijuana and guns.
Lamar allegedly shot the men with an AK-47 assault rifle after the victims let Lamar and Reed into the residence, a witness told police.
Prosecutors requested bonds of $300,000 for Reed and $500,000 for Lamar.
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This story was originally published December 16, 2016 at 9:59 PM with the headline "Teens charged in Kansas City double homicide case."