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Three weeks after the deaths of a 21-year-old man and 17-year-old girl in what sheriff’s investigators have called a double homicide, both victims have been named publicly in a court document.

This story has been updated with new information.

Friday, prosecutors filed a court document naming 17-year-old Maleah Michael Lewis as one of two people whose deaths are being investigated as a double homicide. 

The Lane County Sheriff’s Office previously identified 21-year-old Noah Wall as one of two people found dead May 20 outside of Oakridge. The sheriff’s office declined to name the underage victim, citing her age.

Three people have been arrested in connection with the deaths, including a 15-year-old female and a 16-year-old male, with the sheriff’s office describing the deaths only as the result of “homicidal violence.” Prosecutors have not identified the two underage suspects.

Lewis and Wall had crime victim rights asserted on their behalf, according to the document filed Friday as part of the prosecution of the third suspect arrested, 19-year-old Hunter Jesse Kipp Barnett.

The formal notice of compliance with a crime victim’s constitutional rights, filed in Lane County Circuit Court, shows that information about crime victim rights for Lewis was delivered “in-person.” The document didn’t make it clear who received the information, but they elected to be consulted by prosecutors before any plea agreement.

Brad Bills, director of Hosea Youth Services, a nonprofit organization in Eugene helping homeless and at-risk youth, described the loss of life as deeply felt among those in the community. 

“Many of the young people we serve are significantly impacted by this incident, and we’re doing all we can to provide support, love and care,” he said.

In a statement Friday, Bills described efforts to help guests of Hosea Youth Services deal with the loss.

“We’ve had several guests spend time with our counselors, talk with our staff and write notes to the deceased at a memorial table we set up. For those that knew them well, it’s been hard. There is definitely a community among our young homeless population,” he said.

Barnett has been indicted on one count of first-degree murder and two counts of abusing a corpse. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges. He is being held in Lane County Jail.

The sheriff’s office May 21 announced that the 15-year-old and 16-year-old suspects both were being held at the Lane County Youth Services detention center on suspicion of first-degree murder, among other charges. The male suspect was being held on two counts of first-degree murder and the female suspect held on a single count of first-degree murder, the sheriff’s office announced.

A state prosecutor in Oregon may request what’s known as a waiver hearing if a youth aged 15, 16 or 17 is suspected of first- or second-degree murder.

In such a waiver hearing, the juvenile court weighs criteria such as the seriousness of the offense alleged and the previous history of the youth to decide if the case should move forward in circuit court rather than juvenile court.