They were not arrested, though.
, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office confirmed a SWAT team raided Alex and Franky Venegas' Florida rental home on Monday. The search led to the arrest of the Island Boys' childhood friend, Andrew James Thomas, who was taken into custody in connection to the child's death. Authoritiesthey believed the girl, who was playing near her front porch earlier that day, was caught in the crosshairs of a drive-by shooting when she was fatally shot by Thomas.
Neither of TikTokers were arrested during the raid. However, the outlet reported that Alex was on the premises when the search warrant was executed and told police that Thomas had run towards him with a handgun, which also had an extended magazine attachment. The social media star went on to claim that he refused Thomas's request to hide the weapon when SWAT arrived. As a result, he said Thomas went to the laundry room, where the gun was later found in a closet. Authorities arrested Thomas on charges of gun possession, violation of probation related to a separate robbery and first-degree murder.
Speaking to TMZ, the Island Boys' manager insisted no one knew about the drive-by shooting, saying they only knew Thomas as"a quiet kid and he would come and hang out and do his thing and go back to whatever he got going on."Read TMZ's full report
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