North Carolina authorities searching for teen accused of killing high school freshman and ex-football player

Authorities in North Carolina are looking for a 17-year-old accused of murder in the deaths of two high school students who vanished over the weekend and were later found dead.

A 17-year-old was accused of murder Tuesday in the deaths of two North Carolina high school students who vanished over the weekend and were found dead, authorities said.

Woods was a freshman and Clark was a former football player at another high school west of Durham, their school districts said in separate statements.In a statement, the sheriff’s office said officials filed a juvenile petition against the suspect Tuesday, initiating a process to have the teen tried as an adult in the state's superior court system.

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