A jury in Brevard County has indicted two men on murder charges in the shooting death of a 15-year-old girl in Cocoa.The shooting happened on Oct. 6, when one vehicle pulled up and blocked in another vehicle that was parked outside of a restaurant. Multiple shooters then got out and opened fire on the parked car, Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey said.Ka’Ryah Duncan, 15, was killed as she sat in a car outside Anchors Seafood & Chicken on Clearlake Road.Jonterich Smith, 21, and Xazavier Butler, 20 were also indicted on two counts of attempted first-degree murder while inflicting great bodily harm for wounding two 18-year-old men from Palm Bay during the shooting.The two wounded men had driven with Duncan to the restaurant where the three were waiting for a food order.Smith was arrested Oct. 11 during a traffic stop in Volusia County and remains in the Brevard County Jail with no bond. Butler has not yet been taken into custody. Brevard County Sheriff’s investigators say Smith went to the restaurant for carry-out food and saw the victims in the parking lot. According to investigators, Smith knew them.Smith drove away in a Dodge Durango for a few moments before he returned at about 4:30 p.m. He stopped behind the victims’ white sedan, blocking it in. Smith and Butler then climbed out of the driver’s side of the black SUV with assault rifles while a third, not-yet-identified assailant exited the passenger side with a handgun, investigators say. The three fired dozens of rounds at the victims, killing Duncan. Security video recorded the attack.In addition to murder and attempted murder charges, the Grand Jury indicted Smith for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, according to the release.Butler was also indicted for possession of a firearm by a delinquent, based on convictions while he was a juvenile, the state attorney’s office said.
A jury in Brevard County has indicted two men on murder charges in the shooting death of a 15-year-old girl in Cocoa.
The shooting happened on Oct. 6, when one vehicle pulled up and blocked in another vehicle that was parked outside of a restaurant.
Multiple shooters then got out and opened fire on the parked car, Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey said.
Ka’Ryah Duncan, 15, was killed as she sat in a car outside Anchors Seafood & Chicken on Clearlake Road.
Jonterich Smith, 21, and Xazavier Butler, 20 were also indicted on two counts of attempted first-degree murder while inflicting great bodily harm for wounding two 18-year-old men from Palm Bay during the shooting.
The two wounded men had driven with Duncan to the restaurant where the three were waiting for a food order.
Smith was arrested Oct. 11 during a traffic stop in Volusia County and remains in the Brevard County Jail with no bond.
Butler has not yet been taken into custody.
Brevard County Sheriff’s investigators say Smith went to the restaurant for carry-out food and saw the victims in the parking lot. According to investigators, Smith knew them.
Smith drove away in a Dodge Durango for a few moments before he returned at about 4:30 p.m. He stopped behind the victims’ white sedan, blocking it in.
Smith and Butler then climbed out of the driver’s side of the black SUV with assault rifles while a third, not-yet-identified assailant exited the passenger side with a handgun, investigators say.
The three fired dozens of rounds at the victims, killing Duncan. Security video recorded the attack.
In addition to murder and attempted murder charges, the Grand Jury indicted Smith for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, according to the release.
Butler was also indicted for possession of a firearm by a delinquent, based on convictions while he was a juvenile, the state attorney’s office said.