COCOA, Fla. – Law enforcement officers arrested one of the suspects in a shootout at a Cocoa area store where a one-year-old child in a stroller was shot.
Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey says JeMarcus Edwards, 17, was arrested Thursday morning in Atlanta.
“I want to thank our agents, along with the US Marshals, for their great work on this arrest. I also want to thank the community for their continued support with information that aid us during these investigations, in bringing these criminals to justice!!” Ivey wrote in a Facebook post.
Investigators say Edwards was one of four people who took part in the shootout at the Cocoa Meat and Produce store on Burnett Road last week.
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The child was with one of the suspects in the shootout. That suspect was also under the age of 18.
Deputies are still searching for two other people.
Last week, Ivey said the shootout was over an ongoing feud of some kind.
The sheriff’s office said its deputies have responded to some kind of incident more than 70 times at the store in the last year, including three shootings.
Edwards faces charges of aggravated child abuse, aggravated battery with a firearm, aggravated assault with intent to commit a felony, discharging a firearm in public, possession of a firearm by an adjudicated delinquent, and open carry of a weapon.
Ivey says he will be brought back to Brevard County Jail.
News 6 reporter James Sparvero returned to the neighborhood Friday to hear what neighbors think about one less suspect still being on the streets.
“It’s a sad occasion,” Ted Davis said about the shooting. “I’ve seen many things happen in this neighborhood. Baby, that’s a first.”
The resident of more than 60 years said he hopes neighbors are starting to feel a sense of relief with the first arrest of who the sheriff’s office said started the shootout.
Davis also told Sparvero he’s not afraid.
Records from the sheriff’s office show deputies have responded to the store three times for shootings in the last year.
“We just need to trust God in whatever we do,” Davis said about turning to his faith. “If you’re gonna cause problems, cause them in your own neighborhood. Don’t come to this neighborhood and do it, you know. We have enough problems of our own. It makes this neighborhood look bad when it’s really not.”