( CNN ) -- One suspect has been charged and police are hunting for another in connection with the killing of University of North Carolina student Eve Carson , police said Wednesday . Demario James Atwater , 21 , was arrested early Wednesday at a residence in Durham , North Carolina . Authorities were watching the home after receiving a tip that Atwater was inside . He was charged with first-degree murder in Carson 's death . Atwater is believed to be the man in a convenience-store photograph released by police . A second suspect , Lawrence Alvin Lovett Jr. , 17 , is being sought in Carson 's death , police said . He also faces a first-degree murder charge . Lovett could be armed and dangerous , police told CNN affiliate WRAL . Police believe Lovett was the man seen in a surveillance-camera photo possibly using Carson 's card at an ATM , Chapel Hill Police Chief Brian Curran said . The pictures showed a young man wearing a hooded sweatshirt and baseball cap . There also appeared to be a large , shadowy form of another person in the back seat of the vehicle , which may have been Carson 's SUV . Police believe Atwater was in the back seat , Curran said . He would not comment on whether physical evidence links the two suspects to the crime . Atwater was taken to a hospital as part of the evidence collection process , he said , and brought back to make an initial court appearance . `` As encouraging as the developments today are , we are still a community in grief , '' Chapel Hill Mayor Kevin Foy told reporters at a news conference announcing the arrest . `` We also still must offer comfort to a family in mourning , Eve 's family . '' Carson , 22 , was found shot to death about 5 a.m. March 5 . The medical examiner told police that her body showed no signs of sexual assault or other injury , Curran said . Carson 's killing `` feels like a random crime , '' Curran said Saturday . On Sunday , more than 1,000 people crowded the First United Methodist Church in Carson 's hometown of Athens , Georgia , for her funeral , the Athens Banner-Herald reported . The UNC-Chapel Hill board of trustees had pledged $ 25,000 to the Crime Stoppers program in the area for information leading to the arrest of anyone responsible in Carson 's slaying . Carson was a student member of the board and student body president . The young woman was a pre-medicine student who was double majoring in political science and biology . She received the university 's prestigious Morehead Scholarship and was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society , according to UNC . E-mail to a friend .
Demario James Williams , 21 , charged with first - degree murder . Police are also seeking Michael William Lovett Jr. , 21 . Eve ##tt was the popular student body president at the time . Police had taken photos of person using victim 's ATM card .