Chapel Hill police charged two men in the shooting death of Eve Carson, with one in custody and the second still at large, and as her university continues to mourn, students at N.C. State are organizing an event in her memory.
The Chapel Hill Police Department charged Demario James Atwater, 21, and Lawrence Lovett Jr., 17, with first degree murder in Carson’s death, and Atwater is currently in police custody.
Carson, student body president and senior at UNC-Chapel Hill, was found shot to death March 5.
Durham Police arrested Atwater Wednesday at 5 a.m. outside his Durham residence. The CHPD had released photos Monday of a suspect in a convenience store where someone used Carson’s ATM card, and it received information identifying the suspect as Atwater Wednesday morning.
Police have yet to locate Lovett, who was pictured driving what was believed to be Carson’s vehicle at an ATM. Lovett has been described as a five-foot-seven, 150-pound black male, and is considered armed and dangerous.
The CHPD recommends that anyone with information concerning Lovett’s whereabouts call 911 or Crime Stoppers at 919-942-7515.
Some members of the senior class council and Student Government are going to honor Carson with “N.C. State Wears Carolina Blue: A Tribute to Eve Carson” on Tuesday, March 18, according to Zach Adams, senior class president and a senior in industrial engineering and economics.
UNC will be holding a memorial service at the Dean Smith Center at 4 p.m. that day, and to coincide, Adams said they are encouraging everyone in the NCSU community to wear Carolina blue in Carson’s memory.
“I know Carolina blue isn’t a popular color on this campus,” he said. “But I think it’s more important for Eve’s friends and family to see they have support beyond Chapel Hill.”
Adams said the council has tried to spread awareness about the event through friends in marketing.
The event will culminate in the Brickyard at 1 p.m., he said.
“We will have some words of reflection and a moment of silence for Eve Carson,” he said. And Student Government will be handing out blue ribbons in her memory.
While he only spoke with Carson once, Adams said she left a lasting impression.
“I’d met her once, and in a brief conversation, I could tell she was extremely energetic and an amazing person,” he said. “That was before I knew about everything she was involved in at [UNC].”
