Two Florida minors have been arrested in connection with a shocking triple homicide that left a trio of teens shot dead with gunshot wounds in a rural section of the state last week, police said Fr…
An emotional Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods said the victims and their alleged killers were known to each other prior to the carnage — and the group had been taking part in burglaries before the violence exploded.
The first victim, 16-year-old softball standout Layla Silvernail, was found dead after being dumped on the side of the road on March 30. The third victim — a teen girl — was found in the trunk of Silvernail’s car after it had been located in a pond 9-miles away from where she was initially dumped, according to police.Shooting suspect Robert RobinsonPolice declined to give a detailed timeline of events, but indicated all six juveniles were traveling in Silvernail’s car together at some point.One of the suspects, Robert Robinson, was arrested at a juvenile facility Thursday after he was arrested for brawling at his school.
Woods said that all six of the teens had gang ties, and had participated in crimes together prior to the homicides.— said they haven’t pinpointed exactly why the killers turned on their victims, but that they were likely robbed.Silvernail was a standout softball player.Marion County Sheriff's Office
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