After a year-long investigation, Marion County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested the suspect in 19-year-old G S’s murder.
K J, 14, was charged on Tuesday with second-degree murder in connection to a deadly shooting in December of 2023.
Sheriff’s deputies say on Dec. 2, 2023, around 3 p.m., Jackson met Smith at the Dollar General on Marion Oaks Boulevard to buy a gun.
During the sale, J began shooting at S’s pickup truck as he drove away. The truck stopped in the tree line behind the Marion Oaks Community Center.
Deputies found S in his truck suffering a gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital where he died.
In an unrelated case, Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies arrested S on Dec. 13, 2023. During the incident, J fled from deputies in a stolen vehicle and was found with a gun.
Detectives say they used information provided by witnesses, DNA evidence, bank records, and the victim’s social media to determine J was responsible for the murder.
J was charged while in custody at the Marion County Regional Juvenile Detention Center, where he remains.
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Source: wcjb
