South Florida man arrested in 2014 fatal shooting of 1-year-old

Devonte White accused of killing Izarion Colin

Devonte White is accused of shooting Izarion Colin in May 2014, killing the 1-year-old boy.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. ā€“ A South Florida man has been arrested in connection with the 2014 shooting of a toddler in West Palm Beach.

Devonte White, 24, is accused of killing Izarion Colin, who was fatally shot in May 2014. The 1-year-old boy was shot in a parking lot in the 1500 block of Quail Drive.

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White was arrested Tuesday and booked into the main Palm Beach County jail. He faces charges of first-degree murder, burglary with assault or battery and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon.

According to a Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office report, Izarion was sitting in a car with the boy's stepfather, his mother and a 4-year-old boy when a man, later identified as White, got inside and pulled out a gun.

Izarion Colin was just 1-year-old when he was killed in 2014.

The boy's stepfather told detectives that he was scared White was trying to rob him and thought he would kill or harm his family, so he tried to snatch the gun from White, pushing it toward the floorboard. As White was trying to pull the gun up, it discharged, fatally wounding Izarion, the boy's stepfather told detectives.

Izarion was taken to St. Mary's Medical Center, where he died.


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