Four suspects now arrested in Orlando drive-by shooting that killed man, 6-year-old girl
Four teenage suspects have now been arrested in a drive-by shooting that killed a 6-year-old, wounded her mother and killed a man last week in west Orlando’s Carver Shores neighborhood, according to police.
After Saturday’s arrest of a 15-year-old boy on a first-degree homicide charge, the Orlando Police Department in a series of press releases Tuesday night and Wednesday morning announced three more arrests, including two juvenile suspects and an adult.
In an emailed release Tuesday evening, OPD said officers had arrested 18-year-old Ricky Raymond Bowery Jr. Bowery, who is slated to appear before a judge Wednesday afternoon, is being held without bail on a first-degree murder charge.
Wednesday morning, the agency announced two more arrests, both of 17-year-old boys. They also face first-degree homicide charges.
The Orlando Sentinel is not naming the juvenile suspects.
The 6-year-old girl, identified as Ajahliyah Hashim, died last Thursday, the agency said.
Officers responded about 8:20 p.m. last Tuesday to Poppy Avenue, in west Orlando’s Carver Shores neighborhood, after a report of a shooting, arriving to find the girl and her mother wounded.
Both were taken to an area hospital. Last Friday, OPD said Ajahliyah’s mother was still hospitalized and receiving treatment.
A third victim, identified as 19-year-old Isaiyah Wright, was pronounced dead at Health Central Hospital in Ocoee, OPD said.
The department said they are still encouraging anyone with information to call OPD directly or leave an anonymous tip to Crimeline at 1-800-423-8477. Tips leading to an arrest can result in a reward up to $5,000.
Police have not revealed a motive in the killings but have said Ajahliyah and her mother are not believed to have been the intended targets.
Records show at the time of the shooting he was out on bond from a previous arrest Aug. 1 on a charge of fleeing or eluding law enforcement.
According to an arrest report, Orange County deputies tried to pull over a Toyota Corolla that was being driven recklessly on West Colonial Drive near Montgomery Street, when the driver, later identified as Bowery, sped off rather than stopping.
Deputies later caught up with the Corolla and arrested Bowery. He was released two days later on $5,000 bond, court records show.
