COCOA, Fla. – A Cocoa man is accused of shooting and killing a man who tried to fight off a robbery attempt, police say.
Kenydrick Anderson, 19, was arrested Saturday for the Friday incident.
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Police say Anderson was seen on surveillance video from Friday night, trying to conceal himself behind bushes near a 7-Eleven on Dixon Boulevard. He then began following Factor Adrian Tejax Curup as he left the store with a case of beer, according to a police report.
Curup was found a short time later with gunshot wounds at an apartment complex off Crestview Road. He was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Police say detectives were able to identify Anderson from the surveillance video and from previous encounters officers had had with him. They executed a search warrant at his home on Warren Avenue, where they arrested him and recovered a handgun.
In interviews, police say Anderson admitted to trying to rob Curup, but was surprised when he fought back. In response, police say Anderson told them that he fired the gun three times at Curup.
Anderson is facing charges of first-degree murder, attempted robbery with a firearm, and possession of a firearm by a person under the age of 21.
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