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Three teenagers will face two counts of criminal homicide for the shooting deaths of two other teens Thursday night in Aliquippa, police confirm.One victim, William Cade Booher, 16, was killed in a car near the intersection of Wade and Meadow streets in what authorities say was a marijuana deal that turned into a fatal shooting on Sept. 29.VIDEO: Watch Kelly Brennan's reportPolice said the driver, Dane Mathesius, 18, of New Brighton, ran away and was found dead Tuesday in the backyard of a home on Irwin Street."The location where the body was discovered is believed to be the same location that he had ran to Thursday night," Aliquippa police Capt. Ryan Pudick said.Lawrence "Pooh Rat" Reddick Jr., 17, turned himself in to the Beaver County Jail with his lawyer by his side after being on the run.In addition to Reddick, Ronald Harvey "Reno" Foster Jr. and Deontae Jones, both 17 and of Aliquippa, will face two counts of criminal homicide. The criminal complaints allege that Foster, Jones and Reddick conspired to rob Booher of weed and money, and that Reddick shot Booher during the robbery.Aliquippa police Chief Donald Couch credits juvenile witnesses and their parents with helping police gather evidence."In any serious tragedy, it's up to witnesses to come forward. In this particular case, it was a number of young witnesses, juveniles, teens. Obviously if they're coming down, they're supported by their parents to talk to police to give us the information we need that led to a quick resolve of this homicide," Couch said.He also said that elected officials and police "are working vigorously to create a safe environment to raise children in our city.""You work so hard, so tirelessly, to change the image of the city. To stop the major violence. I know every community has their share, but it's that major violence everybody looks at," Couch said. "Something like this occurs it's like a sock in the stomach. It sets you back. Everything you've been working so hard to try to change, but we'll get through this. I could tell by this investigation the young people in this town are really stepping up."At least a dozen of Mathesius' friends were posting tribute messages on Twitter Tuesday night."He was just a cheerful part of my summer. We were always hanging out with our friends and I'm really going to miss him. It's tragic. This sucks," Hailey Tesner said.Questions remain about the entire incident. The criminal complaint said Mathesius was there with Booher to sell $140 worth of marijuana."I was really scared because I talked to him the day that it happened and I didn't think he was going to do anything bad. To hear that he got himself into trouble was just very heartbreaking," Brianna Staab said.The teens should be arraigned on the new charges Thursday.Get the WTAE Pittsburgh's Action News 4 App