BOCA RATON, Fla. — A day after two people were gunned down in Boca Raton, police said a suspect was arrested Saturday in central Georgia.
The suspect, identified as De'Vante Moss, 30, was arrested by deputies in Laurens County, Georgia, after a traffic stop.
Friday's shooting occurred at 365 North Ocean Boulevard in Boca Raton.
According to police, Moss was exiting a hotel room with a purse moments before the shooting, and a woman ran after the suspect demanding her belongings.
As the suspect attempted to get into a Jaguar, he struggled with the woman and two men intervened in the altercation. The suspect raised a firearm and shot the woman and two men before fleeing.
Boca Raton police confirmed one man and one woman were killed in the incident.
The female victim was 32, and the male victim was 49.
Detectives spoke with witnesses at the scene, gathered video and were able to obtain the license plate number of the fleeing vehicle. It was determined that the vehicle, a silver Jaguar, had fled the area.
The plate number was registered into a nationwide law enforcement database and connected to Moss' name. Boca Raton police obtained a warrant for his arrest.
WPTV reporter Cassandra Garcia spoke with local residents who frequently pass the hotel, saying it's a peaceful area.
"It still kind of shakes you a little bit," resident Sherry Lerner said.
"I cannot believe that that is happening right here," added resident Monica Escaleras.
Cecilia Quinn lives just a few blocks away.
"When it happens in your own backyard you kind of second guess and you go, 'Wait I need to go check it out and see what happened,'" Quinn said.
Moss is currently being held in Laurens County, Georgia, and awaiting extradition to the Palm Beach County Jail. He faces two counts of first-degree murder with a firearm and one count of attempted first-degree murder with a firearm, according to police.
"It makes me comfortable to know that the suspect was apprehended and justice is going to come to these victims," Quinn said.
The identities of the deceased man and woman have not yet been released. Police have yet to explain the connection between the suspect and the victims.
