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19-year-old charged with murder after two teens shot and killed in Lawrenceville

Gregory Patel
Reporter · Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 5:36 PM · 1 min read
19-year-old charged with murder after two teens shot and killed in Lawrenceville — St. Simons Island Government news

Gwinnett County police have arrested a 19-year-old and identified the two teenagers who were shot and killed in Lawrenceville on Wednesday night.Police identified the victims as 17-year-old Jordan Boykin and 14-year-old Antoine Boykin. Detectives arrested 19-year-old Alexander Canela-Panchi in connection with their deaths.Canela-Panchi faces two counts each of felony murder and aggravated assault, along with charges of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and a drug-related offense, police said. Photo courtesy of Gwinnett County Police Officers responded to a report of a shooting on Heather Stone Way around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. They found both teens with apparent gunshot wounds. Both were pronounced dead at the scene, police said.Detectives previously said they believed the shooting may have been drug-related. The investigation is ongoing, and police said the shooting appears to be isolated, with no known ongo

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