A 16-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl are charged in the death of a 17-year-old Maryland girl.
The body of Tykerria Dawson of Hagerstown was found Saturday afternoon near a walking trail behind Briargrove Court in Frederick.
She had been shot in the head, WBAL-TV in Baltimore reported.
Richard Eugene Cartnail III, 16, and Caliyah Dawnae Lobaugh, 14, both of Frederick, were arrested Wednesday and charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. They are being charged as adults.
According to court documents, Cartnail confessed to the homicide and Lobaugh admitted helping him carry out his plan, WBAL-TV reported.
Court documents did not reveal a motive.
Investigators said Dawson took an Uber just before midnight June 26 to meet Cartnail, who she had been dating for a couple of months, WBAL-TV reported.
