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Two Teens Charged in 15-Year-Old’s Killing in Franklin County After Botched Marijuana Robbery

Court documents describe an attempted marijuana robbery that led to the fatal gunfire.

Overview

  • State police say a planned marijuana deal arranged via social media in Greene Township escalated into a shooting that killed a 15-year-old boy.
  • Troopers found the victim with multiple gunshot wounds around 1:47 a.m. near Sunset Boulevard and Valley Pine Court, and he was pronounced dead at Chambersburg Hospital.
  • Court filings identify the charged teens as Donyell Soper, 15, of McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania, and Nathan Sanders, 17, of Martinsburg, West Virginia.
  • According to affidavits, Soper armed himself and the victim, then Sanders allegedly opened fire from a red sedan; officers later stopped the car roughly seven miles away.
  • Both teens face criminal homicide counts along with firearms and robbery-related charges, and investigators say the case remains active.