A man accused of fatally shooting one person and injuring another in Hollywood over the weekend was arrested, police said on Monday.
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Johntavis Stevenson, 25, is facing several charges, including first-degree murder and attempted murder.
According to Hollywood Police, officers on Sunday arrived at the 2700 block of Arthur Street after receiving reports of a shooting.
An arrest warrant said that officers found a man lying in the street suffering from a gunshot wound. Officers then gave him aid.
During their investigation, officers went to the back of an apartment where the shooting happened, and they spotted a separate efficiency, the report said. They then knocked on the door, and when the officers opened it, they saw the suspect holding cellphones, cash, and a revolver.
Officers told the suspect, identified as Stevenson, to get on the ground, and he was placed in handcuffs, the report said.
As officers searched the efficiency, they found another suspect lying on the ground suffering from gunshots.
Both the first victim and the second victim were taken to the hospital, where the first remains intubated and in stable condition. His identity was not released.
The second victim, identified as Antoine Etienne, died at the hospital.
Etienne, the report said, worked as an engineer who recorded music, and during the incident said, “Don’t kill me I’m just the engineer.”
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Stevenson, known as “Peanut,” was then taken into custody.
Records show that Stevenson was previously convicted in Miami-Dade County on July 7, 2026, for possessing a short-barrelled shotgun, rifle or machine gun.
Details on what led up to the shooting were not released.
Surveillance video in Hollywood captured the moments before officers arrived after a shooting sent two people to the hospital on Sunday.
According to Hollywood Police, officers, at around 2:20 a.m., arrived at the 2700 block of Arthur Street after receiving reports of a shooting.
At the scene, officers found two victims, and they were taken to the hospital.
Their conditions were not known.
In the surveillance video, yelling was heard as a car was seen driving away from a home on Arthur Street.
Soon after, police and paramedics were seen in the neighborhood, and several officers were in a backyard with their guns drawn as they searched the property.
A K-9 was even brought to assist in their search.
“I look out the window, there must be 20 plus police vehicles,” a neighbor said.
During their investigation, police said that a suspect remained at the scene and was taken into custody.
NBC6 cameras captured the suspect being handcuffed.
Their identity or charges they face were not released.
Police were also seen taking in two other people for questioning. It’s unclear if they were arrested.
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A car in the neighborhood was then seen being towed away.
An investigation into the incident remains active.