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DAUGHTER’S. WESH TWO NEWS STARTS NOW WITH BREAKING NEWS. WE’RE FOLLOWING SEVERAL BREAKING NEWS STORIES FIRST IN BREVARD COUNTY, WHERE THE SHERIFF SAYS THEY’VE MADE AN ARREST IN THE MURDER OF A 15 YEAR OLD GIRL. BUT THE SEARCH FOR ANOTHER SUSPECT CONTINUES IN JUST THE LAST HOUR, SHERIFF WAYNE IVEY ANNOUNCED THIS MAN, 20 YEAR OLD JOHN TARIK SMITH, WAS ARRESTED FOLLOWING A TRAFFIC STOP IN VOLUSIA COUNTY. HE’S NOW FACING SEVERAL CHARGES, INCLUDING FIRST DEGREE MURDER. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE JUST POSTED VIDEO OF DETECTIVES WALKING SMITH INTO THE BREVARD COUNTY JAIL. INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE HE HELPED AMBUSH A CAR OUTSIDE A RESTAURANT IN UNINCORPORATED COCOA LAST WEEK. SHOOTING AND KILLING CORREIA DUNNELLON AND WOUNDING TWO YOUNG MEN. NOW, DEPUTIES ARE LOOKING FOR A SECOND SUSPECT RIGHT NOW. AND THIS IS HIS PHOTO HERE. HIS NAME IS XAVIER BUTLER. IF YOU KNOW WHERE HE IS OR YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION, YOU’RE URGED TO CALL THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE OR THE CRI
Arrest made after 15-year-old killed in Cocoa ambush shooting
Updated: 6:36 PM EDT Oct 13, 2025
An arrest has been made after a 15-year-old girl was killed in an ambush shooting in Cocoa last week, the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday.Jonterich Smith, 20, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder and two counts of aggravated battery with a firearm. He is being held without bond.The BCSO is still looking for the second suspect, Xazavier Butler. If found, he will be faced with the same charges as Smith, and held without bond. Ka’Ryah Duncan was one of three people shot while sitting in a parked car outside a restaurant on Clearlake Road. Another car pulled up behind them and fired dozens of shots, leaving all three people wounded, BCSO said. Duncan later died from her injuries. Video shared by the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office to Facebook
An arrest has been made after a 15-year-old girl was killed in an ambush shooting in Cocoa last week, the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday.
Jonterich Smith, 20, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder and two counts of aggravated battery with a firearm. He is being held without bond.
The BCSO is still looking for the second suspect, Xazavier Butler. If found, he will be faced with the same charges as Smith, and held without bond.
Ka’Ryah Duncan was one of three people shot while sitting in a parked car outside a restaurant on Clearlake Road.
Another car pulled up behind them and fired dozens of shots, leaving all three people wounded, BCSO said.
Duncan later died from her injuries.
Video shared by the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office to Facebook
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