Miami, Apr 8 The FBI and the US Marshalls Service (federal marshals service) continue to search this Saturday for a teenager whom they consider “armed and dangerous” and is related to the deaths of three minors in Marion County, Florida, for which there are already two detainees, the authorities reported.
In a statement, the Marion (central Florida) Sheriff’s Office said that Tahj Brewton, 16, is the third suspect in the shooting murder of three teenagers in the rural community of Ocklawaha in the aforementioned county, where they were found. the corpses.
The other two suspects, Robert Robinson, 17, and Christopher Atkins, 12, were taken into 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,” the statement said.
“Brewton is still on the loose. He should be considered armed and dangerous. This is where we need your help,” the Marion police requested citizen collaboration.
The facts, disclosed on Friday, go back to last week, when a young woman identified as Layla Silvernail, 16, was found injured on a road near a dumpster in Ocklawaha. She was rushed to the hospital in critical condition and later 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 along with Layla Silvernail, the young woman who died is 16-year-old Camille Quarles, while the other teenager who died has not yet been identified.
“The three attackers turned on our victims and killed them. They fled the scene but left behind a lot of evidence,” Woods said, referring to the attackers as “gang members.”
The events would have occurred in less than 48 hours between March 30 and April 1 in Ocklawaha.
“It’s horrible to hear because they are children. You have to be careful who you are with today (because) you don’t know who is the wrong person or who is trying to hurt you or hurt you,” hairstylist Damien Goodin told the outlet on Saturday. local Wesh 2.
According to Goodin, Ocklawaha is a “calm and friendly” town. EFE
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