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Three Teens Arrested in Murder of Titusville Man

Jeremiah Trice (l) & iris Kelly (r) - murder suspects
Jeremiah Trice (l) & Jiris Kelly (r) – murder suspects

Titusville police today arrested three teens for the murder of Mathew Hagerty, 24 of Titusville.

Hagerty, was found dead in his vehicle next to a vacant house on Wednesday.

On Thursday, Jeremiah Trice, 19, of 402 Canaveral Avenue, 18-year-old Jiris Kelly of 909 Gibson Street and 15-year-old Tyreik Jaru Smith, of 1860 South Street in Titusville, were arrested and charged with murder.

According to initial reports, Hagerty was meeting up with the trio to buy drugs, but they arrived with the intention of robbing him.

Police have not said how Hagerty was killed.

The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information should contact the Titusville Police Department at 321-567-3963 or CRIMELINE at 1-800-423-8477. Calls to CRIMELINE are confidential.

 

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