The 12-year old was found delinquent, the equivalent to guilty in juvenile court, of murder in the shooting death of a Keene, Texas, Sonic employee in May.
Matthew Davis was shot and killed by a 12-year-old while working at Sonic in Keene, Texas. Coworkers of his mother, Leigh Anne, a flight attendant, started a GoFundMe for funeral expenses.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 the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office.
Sentencing for the juvenile is scheduled for Thursday with Court Court at Law No. 1 Judge John Neill.Police said they were called to the drive-in restaurant around 9:40 p.m. Saturday, May 13, after reports of a shooting. When they arrived, officers found a wounded Davis and tried to save him until paramedics with the Keene Fire Department arrived. He was subsequently airlifted to Harris Methodist Hospital.
During the fight, the 12-year-old, also from Fort Worth, retrieved an AR-15 rifle from the vehicle and shot Davis multiple times, according to police. The 12-year-old fired six rounds at Davis, according to Police Chief James Kidd.
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