Police learned that a Snapchat feud between Hambrick and Seay's younger brother led Hambrick and Jones-Smith to drive from Newport to Covington, armed with handguns.
NKY teen found guilty of fatally shooting 18-year-old cousin in 2019
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A Northern Kentucky teen was found guilty of murder on Friday, the Kenton County Commonwealth s Attorney s Office said.
Brandon Hambrick, 17, of Newport is facing a possible sentence of 45 years in prison for the fatal shooting of his cousin, 18-year-old Ke Ovion Markel Seay Tevis.
Another teen, 18-year-old DeAngelo Jones-Smith, also of Newport pled guilty to first-degree manslaughter in connection to Tevis death and is expected to serve 15 years in prison, officials said.
Tevis, who graduated from Holmes High School two months before his death, was found by officers with multiple gunshot wounds to the torso and head at the River s Edge parking lot at Eastside Pointe Apartments in Covington on Aug. 3, 2019. He died from his injuries in the ambulance.