CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The 18-year-old charged in the double homicide in the city’s Slavic Village neighborhood early this week pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in Cleveland Municipal Court Thursday.

The judge set Phoenix Brown’s bond at $2 million.

Cleveland police and EMS were called out to Warner Road and Jeffries Avenue around 1 a.m. on Jan. 14 for a report of a car hitting a pole.

When they arrived, they found two teenagers suffering from gunshot wounds.

Both victims were pronounced dead at the scene.

The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner identified both of the deceased as Khalyn White, 17, and Julius Barron, 16.

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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – An 18-year-old Cleveland man is charged with the murder of two teens in Slavic Village, according to Cleveland Muni court records.

Police arrested Phoenix Brown for the murders of 16-year-old Julius R Barron and 17-year-old Khalyn White.

Cleveland police and EMS were called out to Warner Road and Jeffries Avenue around 1 a.m. Tuesday for a report of a car hitting a pole.

When they arrived, they found two teens suffering from gunshot wounds.

Both victims were pronounced dead at the scene.

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