WEST MELBOURNE, Fla. — Travion Dean of Fort Pierce is in custody, charged with first-degree premeditated murder without bond, for the death of Aniya Sheppard.
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Deputies said 22-year-old Travion Dean of Fort Pierce was arrested for the shooting death of 20-year-old Aniya Sheppard.
Sheppard was found dead in the early morning hours of Nov. 4 on the ground near Eder Boulevard and Buddy Drive.
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Dean was arrested Thursday in Fort Lauderdale as he reentered the country from Jamaica, according to a report.
He was taken to the Brevard County Jail on charges of premeditated first-degree murder.
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Investigators said Sheppard and Dean had been in a prior romantic relationship and were staying at the Extended Stay America motel on US 192 in West Melbourne.
Deputies said evidence shows the two shared a rideshare vehicle before the shooting, and Dean returned to the motel alone afterward.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit at 321-633-8413.
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