After being suspected of killing two people in a drive-by shooting, including a 6-year-old child injured by stray bullets that punctured her home, a 15-year-old Florida teenager was photographed smiling nonchalantly.
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Nico Brown was busted in Orlando Saturday on suspicion of first-degree murder in the deaths of Isaiyah Wright, 19, and little Ajahliyah Hashim, whose mom was also injured, Orlando police said.
The teen, dressed in a T-shirt, shorts, and slides, displayed a huge grin as he was brought in handcuffs to a waiting police car.
At 8:20 p.m. on Tuesday, the 6-year-old child and her mother were in their living room when shots were fired from a passing car, according to authorities.
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After being transferred to a nearby hospital, Ajahliyah passed away from her wounds two days later, according to the station ClickOrlando.
Police claimed that neither she nor her mother, who had non-life-threatening wounds, were the intended targets.
Ajahliyah was described as “such a beautiful girl, so quiet” by a neighbour who dialled 911.
The same next-door neighbour claimed that she “heard the rapid gunfire” and dialled 911; ClockOrlando observed several bullet markings at the victims’ residence and several more outside.
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On August 23, Wright—who had just turned 19—was delivered to the emergency room of Health Central Hospital in Ocoee, where doctors declared him dead. Police stated that it was not immediately obvious how he was related.
Wright’s mother, Stacy Hall, reportedly remarked, “I don’t know if he was a target,” at a candlelight memorial held in his memory on Friday night, according to WESH.
“I’m not sure if he was staged. Many thoughts about my son are running through my head right now.”
Ajahliyah was a student at Eagle’s Nest Elementary School, according to a statement from Superintendent Maria Vazquez.