Two people who were teenagers when they were arrested in a triple homicide case in Marion County in 2023 will go to prison for life.

One of three teenagers accused in a triple homicide case from 2023 was sentenced by a judge in Marion County Tuesday. Christopher Adkins, who was 12 when he was arrested, will spend the next 40 years behind bars, with an option to review at 25 years.

A boy who was arrested at 12 years old in connection to the shooting deaths of three teens in Marion County has pleaded guilty, court records show.

Three suspects, including a 12-year-old, accused in the shooting deaths of three teens in Marion County will be charged as adults, according to the state attorney’s office.

16-year-old Tahj Brewton, who was at large for about a week following his and two other juveniles’ alleged involvement in the slaying of three teenagers found in the Ocklawaha area, has been arrested, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.

Following the arrests of 12- and 17-year-old suspects in a string of fatal shootings in Marion County, the sheriff’s office announced a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a third suspect.

A deadly shooting that left three teens dead last week in Marion County was the result of gang-affiliated juveniles turning on their own, according to Sheriff Billy Woods, who at a news conference Friday attributed the killings in part to failures of society.