BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A 13-year-old boy who is accused of shooting two other juveniles last month, setting off a manhunt in Palm Bay, was indicted Tuesday by a grand jury on attempted first-degree murder charges.
Palm Bay police arrested Eduardo J. Rios on May 21 after they said he forcibly entered a home on Rila Street and shot at three teens, striking two of them.
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One victim was taken to Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne; the other was flown to Arnold Palmer hospital in Orlando.
Police said they believe Rios got into a fight over a girl and shot the victims.
When police arrived to the home, the teen had already fled. He was captured about an hour after the shooting at a friend's home about a mile away on Ricardo Street, according to police reports and dispatch recordings.
Before indicting Rios, the Brevard County Grand Jury heard from four witnesses, Palm Bay police officers, crime scene and criminal investigators.
Rios was indicted as an adult with attempted first-degree murder, burglary with assault, two counts of attempted first-degree premeditated murder and shooting into a building.
Rios will be transferred from the Juvenile Justice Center to the Brevard County Jail.