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Carjacker, 17, is charged with murdering Orlando mom-of-two after following her and friend home and shooting her dead in her driveway 'after they refused to hand over keys to BMW'
- Ja'Quarius McCray, 17, faces charges of first-degree murder with a gun and attempted first-degree murder for the killing of Roxana Sanchez
- Sanchez, 36, a married mom-of-two, was shot dead on the morning of May 8 - Mother's Day - during carjacking attempt in her driveway
- Orange County Sheriff's Office is still searching for McCray's alleged accomplice
- Court records show McCray has an armed burglary case pending against him, stemming from February 2020 arrest
- He was placed on conditional release in March 2021 after being found unfit to stand trial in that case - six weeks before Sanchez was murdered
This is the 17 year-old boy accused of killing a mom of two during a botched carjacking after she and a friend refused to hand over the keys to the BMW they were in.
Orange County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday tweeted out a short video clip, showing the suspect, identified as Ja'Quarius McCray, being led in handcuffs to a police car.
McCray is facing charges of first-degree murder with a gun and attempted first-degree murder with a gun over the death of 36-year-old Roxana Sanchez in the early hours of May 8.
He was declared unfit for trial for an armed burglary case in March - just six weeks before Sanchez's murder.
McCray and an unidentified accomplice are said to have followed Sanchez and a friend as they drove home in a BMW from a night out, and allegedly boxed them into Sanchez's driveway in Orlando.
Sanchez was shot dead after her friend tried to escape by reversing, and crashed into the carjackers' car.
According to the sheriff's office, the driver panicked and put her the car in reverse, ramming the suspects' car. That prompted the perpetrator standing on Sanchez's side to open fire on her before fleeing.
Sanchez was rushed to a hospital suffering from gunshot wounds and later died.
In a statement, Sanchez's husband Douglas Meijia said: 'My wife was a very caring person. She was my mountain in this relationship.'
Sanchez's sister described her in a GoFundMe campaign as the 'most caring person' and her 'rock and sounding board.'
'They just killed her without thinking leaving two small kids without a loving and caring mother, a husband without the love of his life, sisters without the glue that holds the family together, and the best daughter a parent could have,' the sister stated, referring to Sanchez's attackers.
Surveillance video captured the would-be carjackers' vehicle driving near the crime scene in the 10000 block of Lecon Branch Court in Orlando
Authorities have not revealed what led them to McCray, but they previously said that surveillance video has played a key role in the investigation because it showed the suspects' car.
In February 2020, McCray was arrested in connection with an armed burglary, but he was found unfit to stand trial in March
Court records indicate that McCray has another criminal case pending against him in Orange County. It stems from his February 2020 arrest on charges of armed burglary of a dwelling, robbery with a firearm, attempted aggravated battery with a firearm, shooting into a building and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Following a series of psychiatric evaluations, McCray was found unfit to proceed with the trial for the armed burglary. He was placed on conditional release on March 22 - just over six weeks before the botched carjacking that resulted in Sanchez's death.
Judge Wayne Wooten ordered McCray to live with his mother, abide by a curfew from 6pm to 6am and make no contact with the burglary victim or his co-defendants.
A hearing in that case is scheduled for September 27.
Boy, 17, charged with murder in woman's 'botched carjacking'
Ja'Quarius McCray, 17 (left), from Florida, faces charges of first-degree murder with a gun and attempted first-degree murder for the May 8 killing of Roxana Sanchez, 36 (right).
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