Man accused of shooting Lakeland toddler to death also killed accomplice: Documents

Man charged in deadly shooting to remain in jail

A suspect accused of shooting and killing a 3-year-old boy in Lakeland made his first appearance in court on Thursday. Carla Bayron reports.

LAKELAND, Fla. - One of the men accused of shooting and killing two people, including a three-year-old boy, will stay in jail on no bond.

Kevarius Green, 30, made his first appearance in Polk County court Thursday afternoon.

He's charged with two counts of first-degree murder, one count of shooting into a vehicle, and one count of attempted murder.

The shooting happened around 6:30 p.m. last week at the Cambridge Cove apartment complex in Lakeland.

Kevarius Green made his first appearance on Friday.

Police said Jaquez "JD" Norton, 3, and his family were visiting a friend at the complex, and when they were leaving, a white Dodge Challenger blocked their Toyota Rav 4 head-on.

Two men, Green, and Kemarius Wilson, 22, allegedly got out of the Challenger and walked up to either side of the Rav 4.

Police say Green fired a rifle multiple times into the Rav 4 occupied by Norton, his mother, and a male friend named Robert Einzig who was shot in the leg.

Pictured: Jaquez "JD" Norton

Court documents reveal the toddler, who was in the backseat, was shot four times, including once in the head.

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"We had an ongoing gun battle. Not only are rounds being put into the front of the Rav but rounds coming from inside the Rav 4 back at them," said Chief Taylor.

Police say Einzig had a handgun and fired back at the suspects however, documents reveal Green was the one who ended up shooting and killing Wilson, his accomplice, even though he didn't intend to.