Island Boys.Photo: Island Boys/Instagram
On Monday, police in Coral Springs arrested Andrew Thomas, 20, at the home of twins Alex and Franky Venegas, rappers who are known on TikTok as the “Island Boys,“the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Officesays in a release.
Andrew James Thomas.Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
The brothers were not involved in the investigation, police said.
Thomas had been sleeping at the twins' house for a couple of nights when he was arrested.
The shooting took place on Friday at 7:15 p.m., SE 1st Street in Belle Glade.
Ron’Ziyah Atkins.
PBSO Violent Crimes Division detectives and Gang Unit detectives spent three days investigating the shooting.
Thomas faces charges of first-degree murder with a firearm, attempted first-degree murder with a firearm and being a felon in possession of a firearm, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office says in the release.
It is unclear whether he has retained an attorney who can speak on his behalf.
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Bezner says he wishes Thomas had taken a different path in life.
As Thomas awaits his next court date, Atkins' family is mourning her loss.
On Sunday, her family and friends gathered for a candlelight vigil for the second-grader at the New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Belle Glade.
“We thank God that he allowed us to have those 8 years with her,” Atkins' aunt, Sandra McRae, told CBS 12.
source: people.com
