3 arrested in connection to deadly shooting in Sunbeam neighborhood

Three arrests were made in a deadly Wednesday night shooting in the Sunbeam neighborhood, which was one of three separate shootings that happened on that day.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said a person was found shot and killed on Amarante Circle after police received several calls about the shooting. JSO has not identified the person shot.

Witnesses provided investigators with a description of the shooter and the vehicle they were in when they left the scene. From there, officers located the car, pulled the car over for a traffic stop and took a number of people into custody for interviews.

Iago Anacleto Do Nascimento, 22 and Erick De Melo Pereira, 18, were arrested and charged with murder. Pereira is being held on no bond, and Nascimento is being held on $750,000 bond.

Samyr Cassimiro, 16, was arrested and charged with murder as well as accessory after the fact. Cassimiro is being held at the Department of Juvenile Justice.

JSO did not provide details on what led to the shooting but News4JAX has requested the arrest reports.

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