Homestead man arrested in MLK Day shooting of 14-year-old boy

Florida City Police arrested a Homestead man in connection with the Martin Luther King Day shooting of a 14-year-old boy.

Police arrested Adrian Harris, 41, Friday afternoon at his home. Officers found a car that matched the description of the vehicle leaving the shooting scene, as well as a gun that matched the caliber of the evidence collected.

Harris was booked on charges of attempted felony murder, owning a gun as a felon, aggravated assault with a gun and shooting a gun in public.

The teen shot, Martwan Santiago, 14, was hospitalized. Miami Herald news partner CBS4 reported that police believe the shooting was gang-related.

On Tuesday, as friends and neighbors decried Santiago’s shooting, Miami-Dade Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho tweeted his frustration.

“Incomprehensible that on the day we celebrate peace and courage, cowardly violence strikes again with the shooting of a 14 year old child,” he wrote.

This story was originally published January 23, 2016 at 10:13 AM with the headline "Homestead man arrested in MLK Day shooting of 14-year-old boy."