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2 charged in slaying of USC graduate students [View all]
Two men were charged on Tuesday in the slaying of two USC graduate students from China in what officials are calling a botched robbery.
Both face capital murder charges that could result in the death penalty. They are scheduled to appear in court later today.
The cellphone of one of the grad students slain last month helped lead police to their alleged killers, law enforcement sources told The Times.
Bryan Barnes, 20, of Los Angeles and Javier Bolden, 19, also face charges in an Dec. 3, 2011 attempted murder at a South L.A. party. Shell casing from that shooting were connected to the USC student shootings, according to prosecutors. Barnes also faces a third count of attempted murder in connection with a shooting at another party in February.
Both face capital murder charges that could result in the death penalty. They are scheduled to appear in court later today.
The cellphone of one of the grad students slain last month helped lead police to their alleged killers, law enforcement sources told The Times.
Bryan Barnes, 20, of Los Angeles and Javier Bolden, 19, also face charges in an Dec. 3, 2011 attempted murder at a South L.A. party. Shell casing from that shooting were connected to the USC student shootings, according to prosecutors. Barnes also faces a third count of attempted murder in connection with a shooting at another party in February.
Read more: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/05/2-charged-in-slayings-of-usc-graduate-students.html
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