2 arrested in fatal shooting of Fort Lauderdale woman

Lakendra Jones, 18, found shot outside home Feb. 1

Harveitz Beaubrun

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Fort Lauderdale police have arrested two suspects believed to be responsible for the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old woman.

Haveitz Beaubrun, 19 is charged with first-degree murder and Martelli Metellus, 24, is charged with one count of accessory to first-degree murder after the fact.

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Police said the U.S. Marshals South Florida Fugitive Task Force helped find the men in Riviera Beach on April 11.

According to officers, Lakendra Jones was found shot Feb. 1 outside her home on Northwest Third Avenue. She was taken to Broward Health Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.

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