16-year-old arrested after fatal shooting in Florida City, charged as adult – NBC 6 South Florida

A 16-year-old arrested in a fatal shooting in Florida City last month now faces charges of murder of an adult.

According to documents, Kedrick McKnight is charged as an adult in the June 11 shooting that left one man dead.

According to a police report, Florida City police responded to the 1200 block of Northwest 7th Avenue after receiving a ShotSpotter alert and found three people in a black Nissan Sentra.

One of the people, a man, had gunshot wounds and was taken to Jackson South Hospital, where he was pronounced brain dead.

A witness said she was home when she heard several gunshots and saw McKnight standing in her driveway shooting at her vehicle with a weapon she identified as a “Draco,” a rifle-style firearm, the report said.

The woman said her children were in her car when McKnight, also known as “Keddie,” opened fire, the report said.

She said she yelled at McKnight, “You’re going to jail for this, Keddie,” as he ran away from the scene, the report said.

On June 14, three days after the shooting, the victim succumbed to his injuries.

McKnight was found at a hotel in Homestead on June 17 and taken into custody.

He made contradictory statements and denied any involvement in the case, but was arrested and sent to a juvenile detention center.

On Monday, he was booked into an adult prison on a second-degree murder charge.

McKnight made his first court appearance on Tuesday, where he was denied bail and assigned a public defender.