HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. — Two teenage boys have been arrested by Haywood County Sheriff investigators after a highway shooting ended the life of 17-year-old Christine Marie Michael on Friday.
The incident took place after the Haywood and Ripley basketball game in Ripley, Tennessee, according to Sheriff Billy Garett Jr.
Michael was traveling with three other teens when their vehicle was struck multiple times by gunfire on Highway 19, according to the sheriff.
On Saturday, Haywood County Sheriff's investigators and deputies arrested 18-year-old Kevion Davis at around 5 p.m. in connection with the murder, according to the sheriff. Davis has been booked in the Haywood County Jail with no bond, held on first degree murder charges.
About an hour and a half later, investigators and deputies along with the Brownsville Police Department arrested a 16-year-old in connection with the murder, according to the sheriff.
He will be held in detention by juvenile court officials for first degree murder charges, according to the sheriff. He also has no bond, according to the sheriff.
The sheriff also said that additional charges of three counts of attempt first degree murder charges will be sought on each defendant.