APOPKA, Fla. — A 17-year-old suspect faces an upgraded charge of first-degree murder after a 21-year-old man died days after being shot near a family festival in Apopka, according to police.
Jeremiah Daniels, 17, was arrested following the shooting on Friday, Nov. 6, near the intersection of Goodrich Avenue and East Orange Street.
The Apopka Police Department confirmed that the victim, identified as 21-year-old Nasir Hercule, died after sustaining multiple gunshot wounds.
The shooting took place in the immediate vicinity of the Fall Family Festival.
Police officers who were assigned to security duty at the event responded immediately to the location, located Hercule and performed life-saving measures.
Responders then transported Hercule to a hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
Officers detained two individuals near the scene and recovered the firearm used in the shooting.
As a result of Hercule’s death and the ongoing investigation, authorities updated the charges against Daniels to include first-degree murder with a firearm, tampering with evidence, juvenile in possession of a firearm and resisting an officer without violence.
A second individual involved in the incident, who is also a juvenile, was arrested by responding officers.
Police charged the second youth with misdemeanor resisting an officer without violence.
The Apopka Police Department commended the swift response and coordinated efforts of its officers, who provided emergency aid, detained those involved and recovered the weapon.
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