Overview

• The shooting took place around 9:30 p.m. on July 24 on the 2100 block of Pecan Creek Drive in Mesquite, Texas
• A 16-year-old boy was pronounced dead at the scene and a 15-year-old boy was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries
• Mesquite Police Department identified and arrested a 15-year-old suspect at about 10:05 a.m. on Saturday
• Names and identifying details of the victims and the suspect have been withheld under Texas juvenile privacy laws
• Police continue forensic analysis and witness interviews and are urging anyone with information to contact the department