Suspect accused of killing 2 teens, injuring 4 others in Durham arrested in Washington

A man accused of killing two teenagers and injuring four others in a December shooting has been taken into custody, Durham Police Chief Patrice Andrews said Wednesday.

Keon Rayquan Beal, 21, was indicted last month on two counts of murder and five counts of attempted murder, The News & Observer reported.

Beal was arrested April 9 in Washington, D.C., and was transported to Durham on April 13. He is in the Durham County Jail without bond.

Beal was wanted in connection to a Dec. 13 shooting near the intersection of Mathison and Eugene streets, south of the Durham Freeway.

Early that morning, officers found six shooting victims and a black Hyundai SUV crashed into a utility pole.

Isaiah Carrington, 19, and Ariuna Cotton, 15, died in the shooting. Four others, including a 13-year-old boy and three girls, ages 17, 13 and 12, were injured.

Police previously said the shooting did not appear to be random.

Durham police say the shooting remains under investigation.

This story was originally published April 13, 2022 at 8:14 PM.