OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – A “beef over a girl” left one man dead following a shooting over the weekend, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office.
In a release, deputies said they responded to reports of a shooting involving a vehicle at 5035 Kellchris Lane in St. Cloud on Sunday.
Per the release, deputies found a 19-year-old in the vehicle — identified as Nekko Herrera — though he was declared dead shortly afterward after being riddled with bullets.
Meanwhile, another person in the vehicle suffered gunshot wounds and was airlifted to the hospital for treatment, deputies added.
But on Tuesday, the sheriff’s office managed to catch the suspect, 42-year-old Orvill Osorio-Ortiz, the release states.
On Wednesday, Sheriff Marcos Lopez provided more details about what exactly happened leading up to the shooting.
“This incident all began with a group of young adults exchanging texts about an argument over a girl,” Lopez explained. “I can’t make this stuff up; arguing over a girl ends in murder."
As Lopez told it, the dispute led to back-and-forth insults between the young men, who agreed to meet up to “take care of the beef.”
But Osorio-Ortiz knew some of the young men involved, and he planned an ambush, firing upon the five victims as they drove past the meeting spot, Lopez said.
Osorio-Ortiz now faces a charge of first-degree premeditated murder and four counts of attempted first-degree murder.