Arrest in 2012 Pleasantville teen murders

PLEASANTVILLE, N.J. - April 19, 2013

Police arrested the alleged shooter on Thursday afternoon but are not releasing his name because he was 17 at the time and has been charged as a juvenile.

The suspect is facing charges in the murders of 19-year-old Taron Williams and 13-year-old Todd Mitchell.

Police say on Dec. 5, Williams and Mitchell were found by a home on Woodland Avenue with multiple gunshot wounds.

Both were taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center where they were later pronounced dead.

The 18-year-old suspect faces murder, robbery and weapons charges. He remains in a juvenile detention center pending a hearing.

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