MASCOTTE, Fl. — Officials have arrested a teenager in connection to the fatal shooting of a man in February.
The Lake County Sheriff's Office said that 14-year-old Mar'quez McFarland shot and killed 39-year-old Timothy West in Mascotte on February 10 during what they believe was a drug deal.
The US Marshal's Fugitive Task Force and Orange County officials took McFarland into custody at Southwest Middle School in Orlando Thursday afternoon.
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The Lake County Sheriff's Office said McFarland used to live in Leesburg.
According to court documents, someone called the Mascotte Police Department on Feb. 11 stating they had "heard gunshots and people screaming."
West was found dead. A second victim was shot at but not hit, police said.
Detectives said they are confident the murder was the result of a drug deal.
Detectives say they are also looking for a second suspect, but did not elaborate.
The investigation remains ongoing.
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