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Murder charge in death of Mooresville student

Observer Staff Reports

Posted: Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012

Photo courtesy of WCNC-TV - Photo courtesy of WCNC-TV

Naquan McGill, 20, has been charged with murder and armed robbery in the death of a Mooresville High School student earlier this month, Mooresville police say. (Photo courtesy of WCNC-TV.)

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MOORESVILLE -- Police in Mooresville announced Wednesday evening that they had made an arrest in the death of a Mooresville High School student earlier this month.

Police said Naquan Jermaine McGill, 20, was charged with murder and armed robbery, in connection with the Nov. 16 death of 17-year-old Markell Terrice Norris. An autopsy concluded that Norris had died of a gunshot wound.

Norris’ body was discovered at his home, in the 300 block of Bell Street, on the morning of Nov. 16 by a friend who had tried wakening the teen to go to school.

Police did not disclose any additional details about the death or what led to the arrest.

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