In a grim development out of Broward County, deputies have apprehended a 15-year-old boy following the discovery of his brother's body near a Dania Beach canal. The victim, identified as 23-year-old Kevin Dominique, was found with multiple gunshot wounds, prompting a swift investigation by local authorities, as reported by Local 10.
The Broward Sheriff's Office announced the arrest today, just a day after Kevin's body was found in the vicinity of Ocean Waterway Boulevard and Old Griffin Road, shedding light on the sobering reality that the alleged perpetrator is none other than the victim's younger sibling the deputies had received a call about the body yesterday morning, leading them to the scene where they made the grim discovery. The officials quickly steered their inquiry towards the teen due to undisclosed evidence that linked him to the crime. They swiftly escorted the youth to the Juvenile Assessment Center, booking him on a first-degree murder charge.
According to CBS News Miami, the homicide and crime scene investigators deduced that the 15-year-old "intentionally shot and killed." Kevin at their Southwest Sixth Avenue home, which is located roughly a mile from where the body was subsequently found. Details on the chronology of events and potential motives for the shooting have not been disclosed by authorities.
The suspect, a juvenile whose name has not been released, faces a serious charge of first-degree murder with a firearm.
