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Suspects arrested in Anthony Tolson's murder

Posted at 3:39 PM, Jan 14, 2016
and last updated 2016-01-14 19:59:00-05

Detroit police have arrested two suspects in the murder of a man on Christmas Eve.

Anthony Tolson, 33, was carjacked and fatally shot around 9:30 p.m. in the 14900 block of Gratiot.

After investigating, police arrested 33-year-old Charles Cox in the carjacking and murder.

They were also looking for 18-year-old Darnell Gene-Arthur Young. He is described as a black male, 5-feet-9-inches tall weighing 145 pounds. He is also from Inkster.

Young was taken into custody hours after police released his photo.

Police say Young is also a suspect and should be considered armed and dangerous. His photo can be seen above.

Cox has been charged with First Degree Murder, Felony Murder, Armed Robbery, Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Felony Firearm.

Tolson had just finished playing bass guitar at a service at Central Baptist Church and was driving to see his kids when the carjacking happened.

According to police, Tolson's car was found burned on Saturday night near Grand River and Grand Blvd. on the city's west side. That's about 10 miles away from where the carjacking occurred.

His bass guitar and Christmas gifts for his children were still inside