Police are still searching for 17-year-old Lawrence Alvin Lovett Jr.
(CHAPEL HILL, NC) - Early this morning the Chapel Hill Police Department received information that the individual appearing in the convenience store photograph was possibly in a residence in Durham.
Investigators then notified the Durham Police authorities and surveillance of this location was established.
At approximately 5:00 a.m., 21-year-old Demario James Atwater was taken into police custody after he was observed exiting the residence. Warrants have been served on Atwater charging him with 1st Degree Murder in the death of Eve Carson.
The Chapel Hill Police Department has also obtained warrants for 17-year-old Lawrence Alvin Lovett Jr., who we believe to be the driver pictured in the first ATM photograph. Lovett has also been charged with 1st Degree Murder in the death of Eve Carson.
Lovett remains at large and we need your help in locating this individual. Lovett is described as Black male, height 5'07, weight 150.
Anyone with information concerning his whereabouts is urged to call 911 or Crime Stoppers at (919) 942-7515. Lawrence Alvin Lovett Jr. should be considered armed and dangerous.
The Chapel Hill Police Department would like to thank all those who called in with information concerning this investigation. We have received hundreds of tips since we began this investigation. We would also like to express our appreciation to those agencies that have offered their support in this investigation. UNC Department of Public Safety, Durham Police Department, NC State Bureau of Investigation, Federal Bureau of Investigation, UNC Hospital Police, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department and all other agencies that have reached out to us and offered their support.
Source: Chapel Hill Police Department
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