Residents in the small town of Keene, Texas, were shocked after a 12-year-old boy was arrested for repeatedly shooting a Sonic employee in the back with an AR-15 rifle. Multiple people called 911 to report a shooting in Sonic's parking lot just before 10:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Fox 4 reports:
According to police, this started when 20-year-old Angel Gomez of Fort Worth arrived at the Sonic with others in his vehicle.
Gomez allegedly began urinating in the back parking lot, so Davis came outside to speak to him.
There was a fight between the two, and that's when police say the 12-year-old shooting suspect, a passenger, grabbed the AR-15 rifle from Gomez's vehicle and shot Davis multiple times. He later died at the hospital.
Police say Gomez ran away with the AR-15 but then returned and was arrested. The 12-year-old also took off.
Keene police and nearby agencies located him at a home in Rio Vista along with several firearms.
Gomez is charged with tampering with evidence for leaving the scene with the AR-15. Police say it's possible that the charge could be upgraded to murder.
The 12-year-old suspect is at a juvenile facility in Granbury.
"A 12-year-old in this day has access to a gun and kills someone. Breaks my heart mainly," Elliott said.
The victim leaves behind a 10-year-old son. We can't even go to Sonic anymore.
