Lawrenceville gunfire kills two teenage brothers

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Nov 6, 2026
Two teenage brothers were shot and killed during an argument over
vape cartridges. A 19-year-old is behind bars tonight.
The gunfire broke out in the 3,000 block
of Heather Stone Way in Lawrenceville.
Fox 5's Christopher King is live
at the Gwinnett County Jail with the details. Christopher.
Courtney Ross, Alexander Canella Ponchi
is behind bars here at the Gwinnett County Jail.
Police say he met with Antoine and Jordan Boykin. They began arguing.
That argument led to the brothers losing their lives.
Gwinnett County Police fan out looking
for evidence after a shooting that claimed the
lives of two teenage brothers. It's senseless.
It's super tragic. It happened around 8 30
Wednesday night on Heatherstone Way in Lawrenceville.
Police say Alexander Canella
Ponchi met with brothers Antoine and Jordan Boykin.
He was there to meet with the victims
to sell them vape cartridges.
Police say the cartridges were for THC. An argument broke out
That resulted in both of the victims
Investigators found the bodies of the two brothers.
They located 17-year-old Jordan Boykin and 14-year-old Antoine Boykin,
deceased at the scene.
Police say officers arrested Canella Ponchi at the scene.
He cooperated with detectives,
came back to headquarters and provided a statement.
It's pretty disturbing.
David John lives nearby.
This is probably the...
violent incident this neighborhood's had.
John never expected to hear of deadly violence in his neighborhood.
A lot of the neighbors were really shocked.
We were talking about it last night.
My neighborhood's been a great neighborhood.
We've had no problems until just recently.
A neighbor who only gave her first name, Carrie,
says this type of violence makes her want to move.
Terrible.
I mean, would you want to live in that?
Police call this shooting tragic.
Everyone involved in this case is very young.
The suspect's 19.
Then we have two deceased children who are 17
and 14 years old.
It's just, it's crazy.
And it really shows how senseless
gun violence can be.
Alexander Canella Ponchi is charged with murder,
gun, and drug offenses.
We're live at the Gwinnett County Jail.
Christopher King, Fox 5 News.
Christopher, thanks.
