14-year-old arrested in shooting death of Lake City child, police say more arrests expected

LAKE CITY, Fla. — The Lake City Police Department has announced the arrest of a 14-year-old connected with the shooting death of a child.

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Action News Jax first reported this tragic incident on Aug. 25. At that time, Lake City PD was early in the investigation for who might have been responsible for shooting a killing a 12-year-old child.

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In an official statement released by LCPD, officers were called to NW Long Street on Aug. 24 at 9:06 p.m. as information came in of a person shot.

Once on scene, police found 12-year-old Mariah Smith suffering from a gunshot wound. EMS provided first aid but sadly, she did not survive.

LCPD said that during the investigation, a number of leads were followed. This led authorities to a suspect.

On Mon., Aug. 28, Jatarious Rashad Fluellen, 14, was arrested and charged with Smith’s murder. Police also said that more arrests are expected.

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Even though an arrest was made, police are still asking anyone with information to contact the LCPD at 386-752-4343.

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