Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – King Isaiah Showers, 11, was arrested yesterday after a four-hour manhunt near the Hills of Santa Fe neighborhood and charged with armed carjacking and two counts of armed robbery.

At about 3:06 p.m. on March 25, Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the Meadowbrook neighborhood, where the victim said Showers had pointed a gun at her and demanded her car keys. She said she recognized Showers from a previous interaction and that he left on foot after the carjacking attempt failed.

At about 4:07 p.m., deputies responded to a call about an armed robbery attempt in the Hills of Santa Fe neighborhood. The victims said the suspect pointed a gun at them and demanded their car; deputies reportedly saw the suspect fleeing on foot when they arrived and determined, after interviewing the victims, that Showers was also the suspect in this incident.

ASO’s deputies and detectives, K-9 unit, SWAT team, and aviation unit, along with Alachua County Fire Rescue’s drone operators, worked to locate Showers, and he was eventually found at his residence in the Hills of Santa Fe and taken into custody.

A search of the residence reportedly produced a novelty lighter that looks like a small handgun. The photo of the lighter below was posted by ASO.

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