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UPDATE: 5th suspect arrested in connection to the murder of 7-year-old

Edward Robert Garcia, 28, is in-custody for accessory after the fact in reference to the child's shooting death on 103rd Street.

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office arrested a fifth suspect in connection to the murder of 7-year-old Heidy Rivas Villanueva Wednesday night.

Edward Robert Garcia, 28, was arrested after he was found in the 6900 block of Morse Ave. He is now in custody for accessory after the fact in the shooting death of Villanueva.

According to his arrest warrant, a bond of $250,000 was issued for Garcia.

Villanueva was struck in the head by a stray bullet from a shooting in a parking lot on 103rd Street on August 11. She was waiting for her mom in a vehicle with her dad and brother.

READ MORE: Child shot, killed on the Westside Saturday evening

His arrest comes after JSO arrested four other suspects, the last being Kezia Luckey Holmes, who is Garcia's mother.

READ MORE: Family: Two in custody in connection with 7-year-old slain in Jacksonville

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