Teen accused in deadly shooting of bicyclist in Pine Hills charged as adult

The Brief

  • Orange County deputies say Tommy Lagree Jr. 15, turned himself in after shooting and killing Jahriel Benjamin Huertas, 17, who was found with a gunshot wound on a neighborhood roadway.
  • Witness statements, surveillance video and forensic evidence linked Lagree and others to the crime and to efforts to hide the weapon and clothing afterward, detectives said.
  • Prosecutors charged Lagree with second-degree murder with a firearm and possession of a firearm by a minor, alleging he carried and fired a gun during the incident, according to a filing from State Attorney Monique H. Worrell.

ORLANDO, Fla. A 15-year-old boy has been charged as an adult after Orange County deputies say he shot and killed a bicyclist in a neighborhood near Pine Hills in late September.

Tommy Lagree Jr. is currently being held in the Orange County Jail on charges of second-degree murder with a firearm and possession of a firearm by a minor.

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