BALDWIN: New developments in the fatal shootings of those three Muslim college students in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Craig Hicks was indicted today on three counts of first-degree murder. The victims were neighbors of Hicks at the apartment complex in Chapel Hill. The killings apparently grew out of an ongoing dispute over parking but they are investigating. Jean Casarez is working on this for us today. It's huge. Beginning with this indictment.</s>JEAN CASAREZ, CNN CORRESPONDENT: It really is. The grand jury met this morning and they have now returned an indictment. Three counts of first-degree murder and discharge of a firearm into an occupied dwelling. Now, what this means is, now it's a formal case with a formal charge in superior court in Durham County, North Carolina. It will move forward and he will have to have an additional initial appearance, which will be the first week in March, I'm told, and then the case will proceed. Here's the big question: Are we going to see the prosecutor move to give notice of intention to seek the death penalty?</s>BALDWIN: Right.</s>CASAREZ: We don't know.</s>BALDWIN: That could be on the table in the state of North Carolina. We also heard from the president, releasing a statement a couple of days ago in the wake of the senseless murders here of these young people in North Carolina. The federal government investigating as well.</s>CASAREZ: Yes. Right now, the Council of American Islamic relations is having a press conference, as we speak, in Maryland. They came out last week saying that they wanted a full-fledged intensive investigation on this for several reasons. Number one, the brutality of the crime, the anti-religious statements that the suspect made, the religious attire that the victims wore, and what they say is the rising anti-Muslim rhetoric in this country.</s>BALDWIN: I hope that investigation is thorough on all parts. Jean Casarez, thank you so much.</s>CASAREZ: Thank you.</s>BALDWIN: We'll be listening for an update on that news conference in Maryland.
Hicks Indicted for Murder in Chapel Hill, N.C.