Two teens arrested on charges of attempted murder

Two teenagers were arrested Saturday on charges of robbery with a firearm and attempted murder.

According to arrest records, De'Aundre Parker and Angelica Colson, both 19, conspired to commit a robbery at a West Tharpe Street apartment on Tuesday in which two women were shot.

Tallahassee Police Department officers responded there to reports of a shooting Tuesday night. While at the location, the officers learned two female victims were on their way to the hospital for treatment for non-life threatening gunshot wounds.

The victims told police three masked men entered their apartment brandishing guns and announced they were being robbed. The men demanded they hand over all their valuables, including money, cell phones, electronics and jewelry.

For unknown reasons one of the suspects turned and fired into the apartment while leaving, injuring the two women.

The next day, investigators used geolocation technology to locate the two victims' cell phones at an apartment complex in Monticello. Investigators were able to make contact with Angelica Colson who turned over one of the victim's phone and then invoked her Fifth Amendment rights.

A witness at the Monticello apartment complex with knowledge of Colson's involvement in the robbery also identified De'Aundre Parker. According to arrest records, the witness was closely associated with both Colson and Parker.

The witness told investigators Colson had previously asked her to babysit her infant while Colson went to "hit a lick," which the witness understood to mean a robbery. Colson also had asked the witness to help her locate several men willing to assist in providing a false alibi to law enforcement, investigators said.

The Wednesday following the robbery, Colson met with the witness and told her about the robbery and the identity of the person who fired the handgun. Colson then tried to give the witness a small brown puppy but the witness refused after learning it had been stolen.

The witness told investigators Colson also tried to convince her to provide false information to law enforcement.

The dog was later identified as belonging to one of the victims who had not yet reported it stolen but had noticed it missing following the robbery.