Boyfriend charged with murdering 16-year-old Spring Hill girl

A 19-year-old man is charged with first-degree murder after investigators say he shot and killed his 16-year-old girlfriend, Victoria Perez, during an argument before leaving her body along a Spring Hill road.Perez was reported missing by her family around 7 a.m. Sunday. She had last been seen Saturday night in the Chiloe Street area of Spring Hill.About four hours after deputies began searching for her, authorities received a call about a body near 16,500 Crela Drive. Deputies found Perez dead approximately 15 feet off the roadway and identified her as the missing teenager.Detectives identified her boyfriend, Robert Anthony Timmons, as a suspect after speaking with family members and friends, who described the couple's relationship as "tumultuous" and "toxic," Sheriff Jeff Harrington said. Investigators say Perez got into Timmons' vehicle around 1:15 a.m. Sunday. The two got into an argument that escalated when Timmons produced a gun and shot her.Timmons initially lied to investigator