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15-07-2025
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Alleged gang shooting at Boynton Beach anti-violence rally leads to arrest of man, 19
A 19-year-old Boynton Beach man is facing criminal charges after police alleged he was involved in a July 5 shooting that wounded three people during an anti-violence rally at Sara Sims Park. Jamarion Petty is facing one count each of attempted second-degree murder, aggravated battery and discharging a firearm in public. During a hearing on July 13 at the Palm Beach County Jail, Circuit Judge Gregory Keyser assigned Petty a public defender and ordered that he be held without bail. As a policy, the county Public Defender's Office does not comment on open cases. Investigators say Petty fired shots from a small handgun during an apparent exchange of gunfire between rival gang members after hundreds had gathered for a "Peace in the Hood" rally at the park, off Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard west of North Seacrest Boulevard. About 500 people attended the rally, including three women who sustained gunshot wounds when they were caught in crossfire, police said. Records show the event was not sanctioned and that city officials had denied the organizer's request for a permit in June. In court: Therapist sues PBSO, says she was left for dead as deputies debated entering rapist's home During a news conference at the park on July 11, an attorney for one of the shooting victims criticized the city's handling of the event, saying it had a duty to protect attendees even if the event was unsanctioned. The attorney, Richard Ryles of West Palm Beach, announced a pending lawsuit on behalf on Diamond Delk, who reportedly was shot in her left hip and suffered a fractured leg during the incident. "The city of Boynton has an ultimate responsibility for maintaining its property in a safe condition and they failed to do that," Ryles said during the news conference. In a statement provided by a police spokesperson, Boynton Beach disputed whether the shooting occurred on city-owned property. "The gathering that preceded the shooting was not organized, or sanctioned by the City of Boynton Beach or the City of Boynton Beach Police Department," the statement read. "While individuals may have been in the vicinity of Sara Sims Park, the initial investigation shows the shooting occurred outside the boundaries of City-owned property, not within the park itself." Measles in Florida: Doctors urge vaccinations, saying South Florida's two cases could grow According to Petty's arrest report, surveillance-camera video captured members of two groups — the "16th Ave Boys" and the "Cherry Hill Boyz" — in the vicinity of the park moments before the shooting. One group stood next the fence on the south side of the park, while the other was across the street near a church. The two group's acknowledged each other's presence before parties on both sides retrieved firearms from their waistbands and began shooting at each other, the report said. One man could reportedly be seen running north through the park as he fired shots to the south, in the direction of the church. Using investigative leads, police tentatively identified the man as Petty, the report said. On July 12, Petty voluntarily went to the police station after seeing himself in a "Be on the Lookout" alert. He told investigators he attended the rally by himself and drew his weapon after hearing gunfire. However, he was adamant that he did not fire the weapon, police said. Investigators then showed surveillance video that purportedly Petty discharging a firearm as he ran with another person. Petty disputed the clarity of the video and stated that he did not believe the person in the video was him, police said. He then requested an attorney, according to his arrest report. Julius Whigham II is a criminal justice and public safety reporter for The Palm Beach Post. You can reach him at jwhigham@ and follow him on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, at @JuliusWhigham. Help support our work: Subscribe today. This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Man, 19, faces charges after shooting at Boynton anti-violence rally
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15-07-2025
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One of multiple suspects arrested in shooting at Boynton ‘Peace in the Hood' event
A 19-year-old was arrested Saturday in connection with the July 5 shooting in Boynton Beach after he voluntarily went to police and said that while he was at the 'Peace in the Hood' event and did pull out a gun, he wasn't one of the people to shoot, according to court records. At least 500 people gathered at Sara Sims Park for the unpermitted event, where 'rival gang members' started shooting at each other about 8 p.m., Boynton Beach Police previously said. Three women were struck when bullets flew in the large crowd, which included children, along with multiple occupied and unoccupied cars. The police department previously said within two days of the shooting they had 'multiple persons of interest,' though no one had been arrested as of Friday. Jamarion Petty went to the police station on Saturday after he saw a be-on-the-lookout alert with his information on it, according to a probable cause affidavit for his arrest. Surveillance cameras in the park recorded the moment gunfire erupted between members of the '16th Ave Boys' and the 'Cherry Hill Boyz' gangs, the affidavit said. Members of 16th Ave Boys were standing next to a fence on the south side of the park while members of the rival gang were across the street next to the Community Deliverance Church in the 200 block of Northwest Ninth Avenue. Multiple people from both groups pulled out guns and started shooting as there were 'hundreds of innocent bystanders, including numerous children, walking through the area,' the affidavit said. The gunmen continued 'blindly' shooting without aim, even as they were running away from one another, and at least five cars were shot, the affidavit said. Diamond Delk, one of the injured, told police a man standing near her on the south side of the park was the person who started the shootout, aiming toward the church parking lot, according to the affidavit. Delk was struck in her hip, fracturing her leg, and now has 'severe mobility issues,' her attorney, Richard A. Ryles said at a news conference last week. He filed a notice of claim with the city on Thursday, blaming the city and the police department for not shutting down the unsanctioned event before the shooting unfolded. The police department in response to questions last week said that the shooting didn't happen on city-owned property. The event's organizer, who lives in Lake Worth Beach, applied for a special-event permit on June 17 to use the park as the venue for the 'Stop Violence Awareness' rally with 50 to 100 people until about 8:30 p.m., according to emails the police department provided to the Sun Sentinel. The permit was denied, but the event went on anyway. At the police station on Saturday, Petty said he was at the event alone when he heard gunshots, according to the affidavit, so he took out a small gun and ran toward a house but 'was adamant that he did NOT shoot' it. Petty identified himself in a photo from the park's surveillance cameras. A detective showed Petty video allegedly of him running alongside someone while shooting his gun, with smoke visibly coming out of the end of the barrel, according to the affidavit. While at the police station, Petty was apparently wearing the same Nike sandals he was seen wearing in the surveillance video. They were taken into evidence. Petty was booked into the Palm Beach County jail on Saturday and faces charges of attempted second-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm and discharging a firearm in public, court and jail records show. He has not yet entered any plea. He is held without bond. The police department as of Monday has not released information about the arrest or its investigation. 'We do still have multiple persons of interest,' spokesperson Chelsea Sanabia said. 'We hope to have more information in the next few days.'
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14-07-2025
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Alleged gang shooting at Boynton Beach anti-violence rally leads to arrest of man, 19
A 19-year-old Boynton Beach man is facing criminal charges after police alleged he was involved in a July 5 shooting that wounded three people during an anti-violence rally at Sara Sims Park. Jamarion Petty is facing one count each of attempted second-degree murder, aggravated battery and discharging a firearm in public. During a hearing on July 13 at the Palm Beach County Jail, Circuit Judge Gregory Keyser assigned Petty a public defender and ordered that he be held without bail. As a policy, the county Public Defender's Office does not comment on open cases. Investigators say Petty fired shots from a small handgun during an apparent exchange of gunfire between rival gang members after hundreds had gathered for a "Peace in the Hood" rally at the park, off Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard west of North Seacrest Boulevard. About 500 people attended the rally, including three women who sustained gunshot wounds when they were caught in crossfire, police said. Records show the event was not sanctioned and that city officials had denied the organizer's request for a permit in June. In court: Therapist sues PBSO, says she was left for dead as deputies debated entering rapist's home During a news conference at the park on July 11, an attorney for one of the shooting victims criticized the city's handling of the event, saying it had a duty to protect attendees even if the event was unsanctioned. The attorney, Richard Ryles of West Palm Beach, announced a pending lawsuit on behalf on Diamond Delk, who reportedly was shot in her left hip and suffered a fractured leg during the incident. "The city of Boynton has an ultimate responsibility for maintaining its property in a safe condition and they failed to do that," Ryles said during the news conference. In a statement provided by a police spokesperson, Boynton Beach disputed whether the shooting occurred on city-owned property. "The gathering that preceded the shooting was not organized, or sanctioned by the City of Boynton Beach or the City of Boynton Beach Police Department," the statement read. "While individuals may have been in the vicinity of Sara Sims Park, the initial investigation shows the shooting occurred outside the boundaries of City-owned property, not within the park itself." Measles in Florida: Doctors urge vaccinations, saying South Florida's two cases could grow According to Petty's arrest report, surveillance-camera video captured members of two groups — the "16th Ave Boys" and the "Cherry Hill Boyz" — in the vicinity of the park moments before the shooting. One group stood next the fence on the south side of the park, while the other was across the street near a church. The two group's acknowledged each other's presence before parties on both sides retrieved firearms from their waistbands and began shooting at each other, the report said. One man could reportedly be seen running north through the park as he fired shots to the south, in the direction of the church. Using investigative leads, police tentatively identified the man as Petty, the report said. On July 12, Petty voluntarily went to the police station after seeing himself in a "Be on the Lookout" alert. He told investigators he attended the rally by himself and drew his weapon after hearing gunfire. However, he was adamant that he did not fire the weapon, police said. Investigators then showed surveillance video that purportedly Petty discharging a firearm as he ran with another person. Petty disputed the clarity of the video and stated that he did not believe the person in the video was him, police said. He then requested an attorney, according to his arrest report. Julius Whigham II is a criminal justice and public safety reporter for The Palm Beach Post. You can reach him at jwhigham@ and follow him on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, at @JuliusWhigham. Help support our work: Subscribe today. This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Man, 19, faces charges after shooting at Boynton anti-violence rally
