NEW video shows two murder suspects, one only 12 years old, after they were arrested in a series of killings that left three teens dead.
Cops are searching for a third teen suspect after Layla Silvernail and Camille Quarles, both 16, and an unnamed 17-year-old male were killed in Ocklawaha, Florida, between March 30 and April 1.
Layla Silvernail, 16, was the first victim discovered by police on March 30Credit: gofundmeCamille Quarles, 16, was found inside Silvernail's partially submerged car on April 1Credit: GoFundMeThe Marion County Sheriff's Office shared footage of one suspect, 12-year-old Christopher Atkins, being escorted by cops after his arrestRobert Robinson, 17, was also taken into custody and Sheriff Billy Woods said all three suspects were members of a 'wannabe' gang that's committed other crimes in the areaCredit: Marion County Sheriff's OfficeA third suspect, 16-year-old Tahj Brewton, remains at large and is considered armed and dangerousCredit: Marion County Sheriff's OfficeMore information has been released about two suspects – Christopher Atkins, 12, and Robert Robinson, 17, – who were arrested by the Marion County Sheriff's Office on Thursday night.
A third suspect, 16-year-old Tahj Brewton, remains at large and police are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to his arrest.
After Atkins was taken into custody, police shared a video of the shirtless 12-year-old being escorted out of a building and into a squad car as he looked straight ahead.
Two New York cops stabbed during celebrations in Times SquareThe clip also shows Robinson, who appeared stoic and disheveled, being walked out of the building after his arrest.
"Each and every one of them in some shape way or form was associated with a gang," Sheriff Billy Woods said at a press conference.
"There is no honor among thieves, and at some point, these three individuals turned on our three victims and murdered them."
The suspects left behind significant evidence, Woods said, and were all members of a larger "wannabe gang" that has committed other crimes in the rural county between Orlando and Gainesville.
Investigators have yet to provide any other details about what led up to the killings, which sparked rumors of a serial killer in the small Florida town.
The sheriff said that society has "failed" the suspects.
"We do not hold our juveniles accountable," he said. "We minimize their actions."
Woods also discouraged the public from blaming guns for the murders.
"There are individuals out there… who want to blame the one thing that has no ability or the capacity to commit the crime itself, and that's the gun," Woods said.
"These individuals committed the crime."
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Silvernail was the first victim found by investigators on the night of March 30.
She was shot in the head and left inside a dumpster near the side of a road in rural Ocklawaha, cops said.
Cops found her alive and she remained in the hospital until Tuesday, when she was taken off life support.
Police located a second victim, a yet to be named 17-year-old, on the morning of March 31 by the side of a different road in the community.
Cops discovered Quarles' body the next day inside Silvernail's vehicle on the afternoon of April 1.
The car had been partially submerged in a lake.
Silvernail's family donated her organs and created a GoFundMe to pay for the teen's memorial and funeral expenses.
"Layla is sixteen years old and has been playing softball all her life in Recreation and Travelball," the page said.
"She loved the game of softball, was a great pitcher and could play any position her team needed.
"She uplifted all of her teammates! She has been taken from us too soon and will be greatly missed."
A photo shows Christopher Atkins, 12, one of the two juvenile suspects arrested by police on ThursdayCredit: Marion County Sheriff's OfficeRobert Robinson, 17, was also taken into custodyCredit: Marion County Sheriff's Office