Teen indicted in fatal shooting at North Carolina school

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – A North Carolina grand jury indicted a teenager in the fatal shooting of a high school student, and a prosecutor will transfer his case to adult court.

Maurice T. Evans Jr., 15, appeared in juvenile court Thursday for a custody hearing, news outlets reported.

Forsyth District Judge Ted Kazakos confirmed with Forsyth County District Attorney Jim O’neill and Evans’ attorney, J.D. Byers, that Evans was indicted on a murder charge, the Winston-salem Journal reported. The grand jury handed down an indictment Monday, but it will remain sealed for 10 days.

Evans is charged in the Sept. 1 shooting death of William Chavis Raynard Miller Jr. at Mount Tabor High School in Winston-salem.