SUSPECT IN CUSTODY: Deputies seeking 14-year-old armed suspect near Hills of Santa Fe
Staff report from Alachua County Sheriff’s Office social media post
ALACHUA, Fla. – Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputies are in the area of the Hills of Santa Fe neighborhood, seeking an armed 14-year-old suspect who fled from law enforcement.
ASO reported at 8:23 p.m. that the suspect is in custody and more information will be provided at a later time.
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As of 7:20 p.m., ASO reports that they are still searching for the suspect: “Deputies are utilizing K-9 units and SWAT personnel to methodically search the area, while ACFR’s Drone Team and our Aviation unit assist with air support. We thank all of the residents in the immediate area for their patience as we attempt to peacefully resolve this incident.”
The suspect is described as a black male, 14 years old and five feet tall, wearing a gray shirt and orange or red basketball shorts. He is believed to be armed, and the Sheriff’s Office asks anyone who sees him to call 911.
Residents of the area are asked to shelter in place and keep doors locked.
To provide non-emergency information to the agency, please call 352-955-1818, option 5.
Charge him as an adult!
Charge his parents too…..unless of course they’re already in jail too!
those Hills of Santa Fe apartments may be one of the most dangerous in the area….
Its the Hills of Santa Fe housing development! Not the same
Even in western Alachua County we can’t escape their crime and violence. Stay vigilant, and stay armed.
There is more low income housing (which is where a lot of the crime originates) in the west than in the east. It has been that way for a long time DESPITE what folks like Chestnut say repeatedly.
not really in the area of Hills of Santa Fe though.. more along the Tower Road area.
I can understand that he is 14 years old but at the end of the day you guys said that he might be or is armed so wouldn’t it be the right thing to do as far as letting us see a picture of how he looks
The booking photo is usually only released by law enforcement if he’s charged as an adult.
I just read the juvenile was actually
11 yrs old!😢😳
There are videos on youtube with a King Showers kid from Jacksonville, that’s probably him: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyOqAEd518U
Not a 14-year-old child!
I’m sure he is a good boy and dindu nuttin. He will be out soon and doing it again. Maybe next time he will run up on the wrong/right person.
Give us a break, he’s a child 14. His brain continues to develops.
Who will teach him good decisions?
He is already 14, or 11, depending on which story you read!
His future is decided!
We can’t build enough jails for these “sweet children!”
hes lucky he was in soft azz santa fe oaks
try that somewhere else and they would be calling for the clean up crew
junior got lucky
Hills of Santa Fe Neighborhood, next to Meadowbrook. not Santa Fe Oaks Apartments.
Soon to be coming to a neighborhood near you! Keep your car and guns locked up….except for the one you’re carrying of course.