17-year-old fatally shot in iPhone robbery, Alabama cops say. 2 brothers charged
Authorities responded to the shooting at about 7 p.m. Friday, April 4, in a modest residential area of Montgomery, police said in an April 8 news release.
The Montgomery Police Department said the teen, identified as Zaveon Simpkins, was found with a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead there.
A pair of brothers — 19-year-old Christopher Kelly and 18-year-old Christian Kelly — were arrested April 8 and charged with capital murder and first-degree robbery in connection with the shooting, police said.
According to court records, the brothers are accused of taking $500 and an iPhone, WSFA and WAKA reported. Simpkins was with another teen at the time of the robbery, according to the news reports.
Police said the investigation is ongoing.
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