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Detectives have arrested an eighth suspect in the June 15 shooting death of 18-year-old Luis Angel Chavez at the Bull Run mobile home park outside Manassas.
On Monday, police arrested Jaiden Juel France, 19, of Manassas, on charges of felony murder, conspiracy to commit robbery and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, Prince William County police Sgt. Erin Noble said in a news release.
The arrest follows four others who were charged in the first two weeks of July. Those arrests included:
A 15-year-old Manassas boy charged with felony murder, conspiracy to commit robbery and use of a firearm in commission of a felony. His name was not released because he is a juvenile.T'Kiyah Serenity French, 19, of Stafford, charged with felony murder, conspiracy to commit robbery and use of a firearm in commission of a felony.Ja Quad Dyzae Andrews Washington, 20, of Fredericksburg, charged with felony murder, robbery resulting in death, second-degree murder, use of a firearm in commission of a felony and conspiracy to commit murder.Austin Wainaina Wyman, 19, of Woodbridge, charged with felony murder, conspiracy to commit robbery and use of a firearm in commission. No booking photo was available.
Also earlier the month, police arrested a 17-year-old Manassas Park boy and charged him with felony murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony and conspiracy to commit a felony.
Last month, police arrested Markiss Alexander Medrano, 18, and a 16-year-old boy, both from Manassas, and charged them each with second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, Noble said.
Police were called to the area of Peppertree and Pebble lanes just before 10 p.m. that night for reports of gunfire and found Chavez at the nearby Bull Run mobile home park suffering from gunshot wounds to the upper body.
Chavez tried to flee after he was shot but collapsed in the backyard of a home on Parrish Lane. Officers attempted life-saving measures, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police initially said the shooting did not appear to be random, but have not released a motive for the crime.
For Chavez's family, the loss has been devastating, his sister wrote in a fundraising campaign on Spotfund.com. Weeks before his death, Chavez had graduated high school and the morning he was shot had obtained his driver's license.
"My brother was strong, smart, loving, and respectful," his sister wrote. "He had a way of making everyone around him feel cared for and supported. To me, he was more than a brother-he was my protector, my best friend, and my rock."
The shooting marked Prince William County's seventh homicide of the year.
