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Two Macon teens arrested, charged with murder for two convenience store shootings

17-year-old Jeremy Jerome Kendrick Jr. and 16-year-old Arie Calloway from Macon were arrested without incident Friday morning

The Bibb County Sheriff's Office arrested two teens Friday morning for two convenience store shootings that happened earlier in August.

17-year-old Jeremy Jerome Kendrick Jr. and 16-year-old Arie Calloway of Macon were arrested for murders that happened Aug. 14 at the Gulf Food Mart on Napier Avenue and Aug. 21 at the Market Place #5 on Vineville Avenue.

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Kendrick and Calloway were arrested without incident at a residence on Lakeview Drive just after noon on Friday.

Both Kendrick and Calloway will be charged with two counts of murder and two counts of armed robbery.

Kendrick is being held without bond, and Calloway is being held at the Macon Regional Detention Center.

Including these arrests, a total of five teenagers were charged with murder in August.

"This is a horrible situation. I have four words: it starts at home. I beg parents to seek help to save their kids before it’s too late,” said Sheriff David Davis.

The cases are still being investigated.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500.

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