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Ypsilanti police respond to the homicide of Demarius Reed at the University Green Apartments. Two men face charges in the football player's death.

(Melanie Maxwell | The Ann Arbor News)

Two 20-year-old Detroit men are set to face murder charges in the death of Eastern Michigan University football player Demarius Reed, court records show.

Ed Jemeal Thomas and Kristopher Kaivon Pratt are both facing murder and robbery charges in Reed’s death, records show.

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Thomas is facing charges of open murder, armed robbery and conspiracy to commit armed robbery. He is held in the Washtenaw County Jail, according to jail records.

Pratt faces charges of open murder, armed robbery, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, carrying a concealed weapon and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, records show. He's being held at the Wayne County Jail, records indicate.

EMU posted on its Facebook page just after noon Monday that one suspect was arraigned Sunday and the other is set to be arraigned Monday. Arraignments typically take place at 1 p.m. at the Washtenaw County Jail.

Ypsilanti police Lt. Deric Gress declined to answer any questions related to the case when reached by phone Monday.

“We’ll get something out on that later today,” he said.

Reed was found dead on the morning of Oct. 18 in the University Green apartments, in the 700 block of West Clark Road. At least one person walked by his body after he was shot and multiple people reported hearing gunshots on the night of the incident.

Reed, 20, was a Chicago native who graduated from Simeon Career Academy. He was a spiritual leader on the EMU football team and had started the first six games of the season, catching 15 passes for 185 yards.

There was a $15,000 reward offered by CrimeStoppers of Michigan for information leading to an arrest in the case. It’s unknown if anyone has claimed that award.

The investigation took a little more than a month and involved many law enforcement authorities at the state and federal levels. Detective Joe Yuhas said on Nov. 14 that police had received good information in the case and were following leads.

The details of the arrests were not clear on Monday morning.

A search of court records in Washtenaw County did not show any previous charges for Thomas and Pratt in the area. A search of state records did not show any previous prison or probation sentences served by the two men.

Pratt is currently facing charges in Wayne County for robbing a man of Air Jordan sneakers and then firing a single gunshot at the victim. He's being held in the Wayne County Jail on a $75,000 bond, according to a Nixle alert.

Kyle Feldscher covers cops and courts for The Ann Arbor News. He can be reached at kylefeldscher@mlive.com or you can follow him on Twitter. Find all Washtenaw County crime stories here.