Overview

• Two teenage girls riding bicycles were struck around 5:30 p.m. Monday on Burnside Avenue and later died at local hospitals, authorities said.
• Police sources say the SUV did not stop, and the vehicle was later found on Lincoln Avenue West with a bicycle embedded in its hood.
• The driver, who has not been publicly identified, was located and taken into custody, and no charges have been announced.
• The Union County Prosecutor's Office is leading an active investigation and has asked the public for tips to detectives Alex Lanza and Jason D'Agostino.
• Witness accounts describe screeching tires and a chaotic scene, and investigators are probing reports that one victim may have been targeted as the community grieves.