MIAMI – Two teenagers accused of fatally shooting a 10-year-old boy in a drive-by shooting earlier this year were denied bond on Tuesday.
Ernest Rowell, 18, and Khalib Newkirk, 15, were arrested Aug. 8.
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Police said the pair killed Marlon Eason on March 24 as the child chased a basketball in front of his home in Overtown.
According to an arrest report, the teens admitted to the shooting, but told detectives that they were targeting a car that was carrying gang rivals and never meant to shoot Eason.
Police said the teens could also be connected the murder of Richard Hallman, 16, who was shot and killed about two hours before Eason's death.
Police said shell casings on the ground at both scenes came from the same gun.
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