ORLANDO, Fla. — An 18-year-old man was arrested Monday in connection with a deadly shooting during a home invasion last month at an apartment complex, the Orlando Police Department said.
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Police said they were called at about 1:15 p.m. Jan. 30 to the shooting at the Jernigan Gardens apartments on Mercy Drive near WD Judge Road.
Investigators said a resident shot a suspect during a home invasion.
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They said they discovered 18-year-old Kevin Dewayne Hodges -- who had been shot -- in a breezeway. He died from his injuries.
Detectives said they arrested Shawn Patrick Spencer III on charges of murder while engaged in burglary and armed burglary of a dwelling with a firearm.
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He was booked into the Orange County Jail.
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