GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A man is behind bars after a Florida woman and an infant were shot and killed, authorities said.
According to The Associated Press, police arrested Kevi Ellis, 26, on homicide and attempted homicide charges Saturday after the Gainesville Police Department responded to a reported shooting at a Northeast 17th Drive home. When officers arrived, Ellis, who was armed, “threw his firearm to the side and surrendered on sight,” the department wrote in a Facebook post.
Officers then discovered the bodies of the woman and the baby, who was just 3 months old, according to the post. Both victims had suffered multiple gunshot wounds, police said.
“A third victim, a nearby neighbor, was shot at, but not struck,” the post read. “Two other children (ages 3 and 5) were found hiding inside the house underneath a bed.”
Police have not publicly released the victims’ identities or a possible motive in the case, the AP reported. It was not immediately known whether the suspect knew the victims, according to the news agency.
– The Associated Press contributed to this report.