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15-Year-Old Charged With Murder of High Point Teen, Police Say

Police say 17-year-old Kobe Manwarren was shot and killed when a vehicle pulled up and fired about 30 shots at a High Point intersection.

HIGH POINT, N.C. — Police say they've charged a suspect in the death of a High Point teen. 

They say on October 9, a vehicle pulled up to the intersection of Triangle Lake and Hickory Chapel roads and fired about 30 shots. Police say 17-year-old Kobe Manwarren died, and a 15-year-old was severely injured. 

High Point Police say the suspect arrested is a teen as well. The 15-year-old boy is charged with 1st Degree Murder, Assault with a Deadly Weapon with the Intent to Kill, possession of a Stolen Motor Vehicle, and other crimes. Police haven't released his identity because of his age.

Police say the suspect is a known gang member and has had several other contacts with the police regarding violent crimes. According to a press release, his mother had been contacted multiple times by police in the past. It's not clear how the boy knew Manwarren or the other 15-year-old who was shot.  

Manwarren was a student at Ragsdale High School. 

The investigation will continue. Call 336-887-7834 and ask for Detective Blackman if you have any more information or call Crime Stoppers of High Point at 336-889-4000. 

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