The FBI and the United States Federal Marshals Service are looking for an "armed and dangerous" teenager this Saturday for his relationship with the death of three minors in Florida, for which there are already two detainees, the authorities reported.
In a statement, the Marion (central Florida) Sheriff's Office said Tahj Brewton, 16, is the third suspect in the shooting deaths of three teenagers in the rural community of Ocklawaha in that county, where they were found. corpses. The other two suspects, ages 17 and 12, were in custody, the sheriff's office said Friday.
Both the FBI and the US Marshals Service have jointly offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to Brewton's capture.
"In addition to being wanted in connection with these homicides, Brewton has active juvenile custody orders (...) for various felonies, including carjacking with a firearm, aggravated assault, grand theft of a motor vehicle, fleeing or attempt to elude a police officer, and tampering with an electronic monitoring device," they detailed in a statement.
"He should be considered armed and dangerous," the note added.
The facts, disclosed on Friday, go back to last week, when a 16-year-old girl was found injured on a road near a dumpster in Ocklawaha. She was rushed to the hospital in critical condition, where she passed away.
Hours later, the body of a 17-year-old male was found half a mile away, while a third 16-year-old victim, a female, was found shot to death in Silvernail's car, partially submerged in a pond.
Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods explained that the three attackers are "gang members" who "fled the scene but left a lot of evidence." The events would have occurred in less than 48 hours between March 30 and April 1 in Ocklawaha.
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