MIAMI (WSVN) - A 14-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in Miami that left one person dead and another critically injured earlier in October, authorities said.

Police arrested Samas Marcellas Williams on Tuesday at his Miami home in connection with a separate strong-arm robbery case.

Williams has been charged with second-degree murder with a weapon and attempted second-degree murder after two victims were shot multiple times in the early hours of Oct. 11 on Northeast 77th Street, according to Miami Police.

During his court appearance on Wednesday, a judge give Williams a stay-away order.

“Mr. Williams, based on that score today, you are to remain in secure detention. Phone, texting, messages to friends or family, no contact whatsoever,” said the judge.

According to the arrest report, when police arrived, they found one victim, identified as Robin Fernandez, unresponsive and lying face down, later pronounced dead by Miami Fire Rescue at 1:10 a.m.

The second victim, identified as 32-year-old David Pichente, who had also sustained multiple gunshot wounds, was transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center in critical condition.

Neighbors said their neighborhood is typically calm and safe.

“All I heard was bang bang bang!” said a neighbor. “Never happened like that right here before. I’ve been here 47 years.”

“It’s just crazy about being 14,” said another neighbor.

Neighbors said Pichente has since moved out of his apartment. He lived feet from where the shooting happened.

Marlin Castro Martinez, Fernandez’s cousin said the shooting stemmed from a beer. The cousin said Williams approached them and asked for a beer, but when they told him no, Williams began chasing them around the apartment building.

The cousin said the victims saw a gun and took off running.

Once they got all the way around the building, the cousin told 7News that Williams fired six rounds, which hit and killed Fernandez. When Pichente tried to stop him, he was also shot twice.

Through video surveillance and investigative efforts, police said they linked Williams to the scene of the homicide.

Pichente’s family told 7News that the victim is in stable condition after going through multiple procedures. The family added that they do find solace in the fact that an arrest has been made.

Williams is due back in court on Nov. 12.

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