MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A 16-year-old boy was recently arrested in Charlotte, North Carolina, in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred earlier this month at Naranja Park, authorities confirmed Friday.
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According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, Samuel Eugene Boyd was taken into custody by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department in connection with the case.
Deputies said Boyd is accused of fatally shooting 18-year-old Flavio Alejandro Morales during an altercation at the park, located at 14150 SW 264th St., on April 7.
They said Morales had been playing basketball when he got into a argument with Boyd. According to investigators, the confrontation escalated quickly before it led to gunfire.
“The altercation escalated when the subject produced a firearm and shot the victim and then fled in an unknown direction,” MDSO said in a statement a day after the shooting.
Morales was taken to a nearby hospital, where deputies confirmed that he later died from his injuries.
Anyone with further information is urged to contact Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.
Boyd’s mugshot or charges weren’t available as of Friday evening.
