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A 16-year-old North Carolina girl and a 28-year-old man are facing murder charges after three of the girl's family members were found shot to death inside their home, authorities announced Friday during a news conference.

Star Grant, 16, and Devon O'Neil Loving, 28, are each charged with three counts of first-degree murder and felony conspiracy to commit murder, according to the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office.

Due to the severity of the crimes, Grant is being charged as an adult . As Class A felonies, the charges could potentially carry a sentence of life imprisonment or the death penalty in the state of North Carolina.

North Carolina officials provided an update after the arrests of a 16-year-old girl and older man in connection to a triple homicide. (WHNS)

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