A Key West man wanted in a fatal shooting has been caught in Brevard County

Gwen Filosa
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A Key West man who is a suspect in the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old man was arrested Thursday night after police and federal agents tracked him down in Brevard County.

Angel Font, 21, was hiding at a property in Brevard and was arrested on outstanding warrants for a probation violation, said Key West police spokeswoman Alyson Crean.

Font was at the Brevard County jail on Friday morning without bond, according to the county sheriff’s website.

Jossue Emmanuel Gomez, of Key West, was found bleeding at 3. a.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Amelia and Howe streets in the Bahama Village neighborhood, police said. He was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he later died.

Police haven’t released details about the killing but Crean called Font a “murder suspect” in a statement about the case released Friday morning.

Crime Stoppers of Miami-Dade and the Florida Keys posted Font’s photo on Twitter and Facebook Wednesday night but the posts only said Font was wanted by police without information about the case.

“Do you know where in the world is Angel Font?” the post reads, adding people can anonymously provide tips.

Police have asked the public to provide information about the incident.

On Thursday, Crean said a local car dealership, Niles Sales and Service, has offered to match the Crime Stoppers reward of up to $5,000 for a tip leading to an arrest, “raising the potential reward to $10,000.”

Key West police asked anyone with information about the case to call 305-809-1000 or contact Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477 or Crimestoppers305.com.

A relative of Gomez has started a GoFundMe page, which reads, “his mother is asking for help to be able to make his funeral.”

As of Friday morning, the page had raised $11,907. The goal was $10,000.

Font has a criminal record in the Keys.

In March 2019, a Key West police officer said he nearly shot Font at a condominium complex after he spotted the then-18-year-old Font walking toward him. Font raised his shirt and started to pull out a black handgun from his waistband, according to the arrest report.

Prosecutors later said Font had a BB gun and charged him with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without the intent to kill.

“As I started to pull the trigger on my duty weapon, [Font] looked up and threw the gun to the left of his body saying it wasn’t real,” the officer wrote.

Font told police he was wearing headphones and didn’t notice the officer until he looked up.