HALIFAX COUNTY, Va. – The 18-year-old man charged in a double-murder investigation in Halifax County appeared in court on Tuesday. That suspect, Mohamed Aly, appeared via video feed for Tuesday’s proceeding in Halifax General District Court. If he hires an attorney before then, the attorney will notify the court. Mohamed’s teachers and classmates all liked him according to Hakim and he didn’t think his son would do anything like this. “Other people in my family think that it’s not fair that he’s breathing and Ayanna’s not.”

HALIFAX COUNTY, Va. – A murder investigation is now underway after state police say two people who were found dead near the scene of a car crash weren’t killed during the crash. State police say Ntombo Bianda, 21, of Alexandria, Va., and Ayanna Griffin, 19, of Germantown, Md., were found dead on a median of Route 58 near Melon Road in the Turbeville community of Halifax County early Saturday morning. Just before 3:00 a.m. on Saturday, troopers arrived to the scene of what appeared to be a single-vehicle crash. State police say they found a silver 2009 Nissan Maxima registered to Bianda in the median and two bodies nearby. Investigators encourage anyone with information to call the Virginia State Police at 434-352-7128 or #77 on a cell phone.