Deshawn Wells, 20, one of three brothers under indictment for a January double homicide, is in custody after North Precinct officers spotted him in the area of Buchanan Street and 18th Avenue North and engaged in a foot chase over three blocks before catching up to him beside a house on 15th Avenue North near Cass Street.
North Precinct Officer Jean McCormack had received information that Wells was in the area. He took off running when he saw the police car.
Wells and his brothers, Chadwick, 24, and Keondre, 21, are accused in the murders of Michael Adams, 19, and Cordarion Hall, 14, in a baseball field adjacent to 26th Avenue North and Salem Mason Drive. Chadwick and Keondre Wells remain at large. Anyone seeing them or knowing their whereabouts is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 615-742-7463. Callers to Crime Stoppers can remain anonymous and qualify for a cash reward.
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