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Suburban Philly Gunman Killed Teens In Drug Deal Gone Bad: DA

A 17-year-old Montgomery County boy has been charged with first-degree murder and robbery offenses in connection with the slayings of two victims around his age earlier this week, authorities announced.

Dominic Carboni.

Dominic Carboni.

Photo Credit: Montgomery County DA

Dominic Carboni, of Shwenksville, had arranged to meet Skyler Fox, 17, to buy marijuana when he shot him and 18-year-old Brandon Bacote-Byer near  Fourth and Johnson streets around 11:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said.

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Surveillance footage shows maroon-colored Ford pick-up truck fleeing the area after the incident — the same color and model as a Ford F-150 truck owned by Carboni's father, Steele said. Carboni had been seen driving the truck earlier in the evening, authorities said.

Responding officers found numerous fired cartridge casings, a projectile and a Taurus G3 9 mm handgun with an obliterated serial number at the scene, the DA said. 

Police did not recover a backpack from the scene, however, a witness told police that they saw Fox with a backpack on his shoulder as he crawled away from his vehicle. Minutes later, the backpack was gone and Fox was no longer moving, according to Steele.

This is a developing story. Check back for more.

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