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Police ID woman found shot to death in Melbourne; ex-boyfriend arrested

Carlos Lemont Jones arrested in death of Sha’dayla A. Johnson

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MELBOURNE, Fla. – Melbourne police identified a 23-year-old woman found shot to death Tuesday morning.

Police said Sha’dayla A. Johnson was fatally shot around 7:45 a.m. in the 2800 block of Colbert Circle. Carlos Lemont Jones, 23, was arrested in the shooting, according to police.

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Officers were called to the area and found Johnson suffering from gunshot wounds, police said. First responders tried to save the woman, but she died, according to police.

Police said Johnson’s ex-boyfriend, Jones, was identified as a person of interest and he later turned himself in.

Jones faces charges of premeditated first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.

A precautionary shelter-in-place was issued for Stone Magnet School and University Park Elementary School, but the orders were later lifted, Melbourne police said.



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