CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WSOC) – A Charlotte television station is reporting that one of the juvenile suspects charged in the shooting death of a University of the Cumberlands baseball player.
WSOC is reporting that 15-year-old Jah’zion Wilson is charged with murder in connection with Zack Finch’s death. Police say Finch was killed in a botched robbery after he attempted to buy a cell phone from an online barter site.
Wilson, another juvenile, and Demonte McCain have been charged in connection the murder. The judge ruled that Wilson should stand trial as an adult after evidence presented in court showed social media posts after the murder.
Finch’s family was in court and spoke to the ABC affiliate saying that it was difficult to have to relive the case.
“It’s awful. It’s hell,” Tara Finch told WSOC.
Finch was a beloved baseball player at the University of the Cumberlands. He was on a full scholarship