Another arrest was made in connection with a double homicide that took place back in January, Elizabeth City police said on Thursday.
24-year-old Versaun Diamoni Williams was charged with two counts of accessory after the fact to first-degree murder, according to Elizabeth City police.
18-year-old Nijal Maurice Nelson was arrested and charged on Feb. 16 with two counts of murder and one count of robbery with a dangerous weapon.
Watch previous coverage: Man charged in connection to Edge Street shooting
On Jan. 22, two people were shot on Edge Street in Elizabeth City. Neighbors said they heard arguing and then a loud "boom," according to News 3 reporter Jessica Davis who was at the scene that night. A heavy police presence was seen in the area, and there appeared to be a body in the middle of the street.
The two victims were 19-year-old Jamarey Tykel Johnson and 17-year-old Demarion Armstrong, according to Elizabeth City Chief of Police Eddie Graham Jr.
Watch previous coverage: Mother of 19-year-old killed in Elizabeth City double homicide says shooting is 'very hurtful'
Mary Fogle, Johnson's mother, told News 3 reporter Colter Anstaett it is "very hurtful" that she is not going to see her son again.
“Whatever my son did to anger that person, I know it wasn’t worth the rest of their life and I know for sure it wasn’t worth my son’s life and all the sorrow that comes with it," Fogle said.
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