Days after a 12-year-old girl died from bullets fired into her Lake City home, the Lake City Police Department announced the arrest of a 14-year-old boy in connection with her murder.
Police said the girl was sitting on a couch when she was shot around 9 p.m. Thursday. Officers and paramedics arrived at the house on Northwest Long Street and started life-saving measures, but the girl died at the house.
LCPD said it’s been following many leads since the shooting, which led investigators to identify 14-year-old Jatarious Rashad Fluellen as a suspect.LCPD said more arrests are expected.Bullet holes and glass could be seen at the scene on Friday. A family member spoke with News4JAX and described the 12-year-old as a sixth-grader who always smiled and loved to dance. They said what happened to her in that home — now marked up by evidence markers where bullets hit — is “unthinkable.”
Anyone with information regarding the shooting is asked to contact the Lake City Police Department at 386-752-4343 and speak with Investigator Sapp. NOTE: Although the suspect is a juvenile, News4JAX has chosen to name him in this case because of the nature of the charges.
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