MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – New details released in an arrest warrant obtained by Local 10 News on Monday reveal what led up to the deadly shooting of an 18-year-old at Naranja Park, where authorities say a 17-year-old suspect now faces a second-degree murder charge as an adult.
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Authorities said Samuel Boyd, 17, was arrested last month in Charlotte, North Carolina before being extradited to Miami-Dade County, and is now facing a charge of second-degree murder.
The deadly shooting happened on April 8 at Naranja Park, located at 14150 SW 264 St.
According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, the victim was playing sports when an argument escalated. Deputies said Boyd allegedly pulled out a gun and shot the victim, identified as Flavio Alejandro Morales, before leaving the scene.
The warrant states that Morales and his friends got into a verbal dispute with a separate group that included Boyd.
As Morales and his group began to walk away, deputies said Boyd and another unidentified individual followed them and reignited the argument.
Witnesses told investigators that one of the suspects grabbed a chain from around Morales’ neck, according to the report.
Morales responded by punching Boyd, who then pulled out a gun and shot him multiple times, the report stated.
Deputies said Morales was rushed to Jackson South Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. An autopsy later confirmed he died of gunshot wounds, and his death was ruled a homicide, according to investigators.
Deputies said surveillance video captured Boyd fleeing the scene after the shooting occurred.
Two witnesses later identified Boyd as the shooter — one of them told investigators they had known Boyd for more than a year and recognized him in surveillance footage, according to investigators.
Authorities said based on the eyewitness accounts, surveillance footage, and other evidence, an arrest warrant was issued for Boyd on one count of second-degree murder with a weapon.
As of Monday, he is being held at the Metrowest Detention Center, where his bond is listed as “to be set.”
