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Duo arrested in connection with Aug. 5, 2018 homicide near Palm Beach Gardens

Posted at 11:42 AM, Jun 23, 2019
and last updated 2019-06-24 04:56:09-04

UNINCORPORATED PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- Two West Palm Beach men have been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting on Aug. 5, 2018 in unincorporated Palm Beach Gardens.

The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office says 20-year-old Erick Hall and 19-year-old Zachary Rooney were tied to the homicide by detectives during the course of their investigation.

Albert Ventura IV was shot and killed on Aug. 5 and another man was shot and sustained a non-life threatening injury in the 8500 block of Uranus Terrace.

Both suspects were booked into the Palm Beach County Jail for first-degree murder with a firearm, attempted robbery with a firearm and attempted first-degree murder with a firearm.