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Carey Codd
Reporting

(CBS4) FT. LAUDERDALE Police have made four arrests in the murder of a North Miami-Dade mother and the shooting of her 7-year old son at the boy’s Spider-Man themed birthday party last month.

The arrests were made Wednesday after detectives raided a Fort Lauderdale apartment in the 1500 block of Northwest Third Street. Police also seized a cache of weapons and other items from the home. There were shotguns, Tec 9’s, rifles and even bullet proof vests discovered in the home.

One arrest was made after the raid and it didn’t take long before police linked the weapons discovery to the birthday party murders.

Sean Condell, aka “Shorty”, who police say confessed to the crime was arrested. Condell and Rayon Samuels, 20, have been charged with two counts of first-degree murder as well as other counts of attempted murder. Bjon Rashid Lewis, 27, and Damian Lewis, 23, were also jailed Thursday in connection to the crime.

Teams of homicide detectives have been working to solve the Oct. 14 shootings of Carla Queeley, 34, and her son, Shaquon Watson.

According to the Arrest Affidavit of Condell, he and another suspect, identified as Jose Estache entered the home at 20517 NE 9th Place, in order to commit a home invasion armed robbery.

The affidavit states that the men were armed with three guns, plastic flex cuffs and gloves when they entered the home.

Once inside, the suspects demanded to know where the safe was, while holding three of the victims at gunpoint, including Queeley, a nurse, who was preparing decorations for her son’s birthday party.

Three other victims arrived at the house in the middle of the robbery. Estache, allegedly took one victim to the front door at gunpoint. When the victim opened the front door, she told her sister and her sister’s two children, 7-year old Shantaria Kearse and 4-year old Tony Chester, to run.

When they did, the affidavit claims Estache fired his .22 caliber gun at the women and the two children. All four victims were shot in the head and sustained critical injuries. They’ve since been released from the hospital with the bullets still in their heads.

4-year old Tony Chester has lost an eye and 7-year old Shantaria Kearse will need brain surgery.

Queeley’s brother, Livingston Queeley spoke to CBS4’S Carey Codd and when told of Thursday’s arrests replied, “He deserved just what he done to my sister and nephew. He needs to get the worst punishment for this crime.”

The affidavit states police have a videotaped confession from Condell stating he shot Queeley and her son so they would not identify him in the crime.

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