Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods said the two suspects were charged with murder, and a third suspect, a 16-year-old, remains at large.

Addressing a press conference, Mr Woods said: “There are individuals out there viewing, and includes some of you media, that want to blame the one thing that has no ability or the capacity to commit the crime itself, and that’s the gun. These individuals committed the crime.

“All the gun laws we got in place didn’t prevent it, did it? Neither will any new ones. Because here’s the fact: the bad guy is going to get a gun no matter what law you put in place.