According to a search of the teen’s phone, he told a friend via text message he meant to shoot the ground when he accidentally shot the Sonic employee, identified as 32-year-old Matthew Davis.
The 12-year-old who shot and killed a Sonic employee in Keen has been found delinquent, the equivalent of guilty in juvenile court, of murder, according to a news release from
Google Maps Street View(KEENE, Texas) A man and a 12-year-old boy were charged with murder after the pre-teen allegedly shot and killed a Sonic Drive-In employee in Texas, according to authorities.
Police responded to 911 calls Saturday night about a shooting at the fast-food restaurant in the 300 block of South Old Betsy Road in Keene, Texas, the Keene Police Department said.
Police allege that 20-year-old Angel Gomez was behaving disorderly in the parking lot of Sonic when he was confronted by Matthew Davis, 32, an employee at Sonic.
ABC News reached out to Sonic for comment but have not yet received one.
According to Keene police, the argument between Davis and Gomez turned physical, leading the 12-year-old, who was a passenger in the vehicle Gomez arrived in, to allegedly grab a gun and shoot Davis.
Gomez and the 12-year-old allegedly fled the scene after the shooting, police said.
Upon arriving at the scene, police found Davis on the ground suffering from multiple gunshot
A man and a 12-year-old boy were charged with murder after the pre-teen allegedly shot and killed a Sonic Drive-In employee in Texas, according to authorities.