"The only way this makes sense to me is that there was a higher plan for our friendship to last," Afonso tells PEOPLE Kelvin Lewis, 18, and his best friend Afonso Slater, 18, have weathered a lot ...

[RELATED: Having a Line Avenue substation would improve response time, police chief says] Two suspects have been identified in connection to the robbery: Kelvin Lewis, 38, and Larry Lewis ...