High School Students Arrested for Murder in Rock-Throwing Incidents That Killed Driver

Three suspects have been arrested for allegedly throwing large landscaping rocks toward at least seven cars on Colorado roads last week, authorities said. The last of the seven incidents claimed the life of 20-year-old driver Alexa Bartell.

The suspects, all 18-year-old high school seniors, were taken into custody at their parents’ homes in Arvada overnight and are all facing charges of first-degree murder, with extreme indifference, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday morning. Additional charges are expected, authorities said.

It’s not clear which suspect or suspects — identified as Joseph Koenig, Nicholas “Mitch” Karol-Chik and Zachary Kwak — were driving during the spree, but all three are suspected of throwing rocks, authorities said. It appears they threw the rocks while driving, authorities said.

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