In connection to the three teenage shooting deaths in a Central Florida shooting, two juveniles have been arrested and a third is being sought. Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods made the announcement Friday; the arrests come after officials said on Wednesday they were “imminent.”
On March 30, 16-year-old Layla Silvernail was found on the side of a road in the Forest Lakes Park area. The sheriff’s office said she later died in a hospital from her critical injuries.
Shortly before 8 AM the next morning, deputies responded to a second report of a person on the side of a road. This time, they found a 17-year-old male who had been fatally shot. Woods said the third victim’s body was discovered on Saturday, and the second and third victims have not been named..
Investigators believe the three teens were in a 2015 Chevy Cruze belonging to Silvernail. The car was found partially submerged in a lake, with one of the victims inside.
The three deaths are being investigated as homicides. Authorities are not aware of any additional victims, and Woods has urged people to avoid speculating about the incident on social media.
