The sheriff announced on Friday that two minors were in jail in relation to the killings of three teens in Ocklawaha, Florida, and that the third suspect, also a minor, is still at large.

Layla Silvernail, the first victim, was discovered shot on a roadside on March 30, according to Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods.

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Who were Layla Silvernail and Camille Quarles?

Born in 2007, Layla Silvernail and Camille Quarles were shot in a car along on March 30, 2023 in Ocklawaha, Florida.

The sheriff reported that Silvernail’s automobile was discovered in a pond about 9 miles from where she was discovered, half submerged, one day after she had passed away. According to the sheriff, the third victim, a 16-year-old female, was discovered inside the trunk with a gunshot wound.

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Silvernail was alive when she was found but later succumbed to injuries.

At a news conference Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods, Woods revealed that the three victims were all connected to gangs and engaged in robberies and break-ins.

The victims and their accused killers were allegedly responsible for a recent cases of robberies and burglaries in the small Florida town.

Detectives were able to ascertain that the three young victims were in a vehicle owned by Silvernail prior to their killings, before being dropped in different areas over a three-day period. According to the sheriff, a witness heard a succession of gunshots at the time, leading authorities to assume the adolescents were all slain at the same time.

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The discovery was followed hours later by the discovery of an unidentified 17-year-old victim on the side of a road less than a mile away. Camille Quarles, 16, was discovered inside Silvernail’s automobile, which was partially buried in a pond.

Woods stated that the homicides were “gang-related” and that “each were associated with a gang in some shape or form.” Fears that a serial murderer may be on the loose near Ocklawaha, Florida, due to the proximity of the crimes were quickly dispelled by authorities.