Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Marshals Service arrested a man Saturday in connection to the January shooting in Alachua that injured five people.
McKenzly Edwards Jr., 24, was found during the investigation of a homicide he allegedly committed in Lake Worth, Florida.
PBCSO’s Road Patrol deputies responded to a shooting Thursday at 3:51 p.m., according to the report. At the scene, deputies found the body of Warren Hallaback, known as “Chuck” by the witnesses.
He was pronounced dead by Palm Beach County Fire Rescue. During the autopsy, it was found that the victim sustained six gunshot wounds.
A witness told detectives that sometime between midnight and 5 a.m. Thursday, Hallaback stole four boxes of shoes from Edwards, according to the report. After Edwards learned that Hallaback stole his shoes, he allegedly said, “When I find Chuck I’m gonna f------ kill him.”
Another witness said before the shooting, Edwards went into the residence waving a semi-automatic pistol and demanding everyone to leave, according to the report.
About 15 minutes later, the witness heard several gunshots from outside.
After speaking with investigators from the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, a PBCSO officer learned Friday that Edwards was wanted for an unrelated shooting, according to the report.
Edwards had an active warrant out of Alachua County for five counts of attempted first degree murder with a firearm, according to the report. Two of the victims were children, according to a press conference by Alachua Police.
Edwards was taken into custody at a residence in West Palm Beach on Saturday for the warrant, according to the report. Evidence was later discovered connecting him to the homicide in Lake Worth. He was charged with first degree murder with a firearm and felon in possession of a firearm.
He remains in Palm Beach County Jail, according to the press conference.
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