Overview
- Gabriel Williams, 16, and Kimahri Blevins, 14, were arrested on Dec. 4 and are being held in the Department of Juvenile Justice on premeditated first-degree murder charges.
- A passerby found Danika Troy’s burned, bullet-riddled body on Dec. 2 in a wooded area off Kimberly Road, where investigators recovered her black-and-red scooter and 9 mm casings.
- Sheriff Bob Johnson said Williams stole his mother’s handgun and allegedly admitted to shooting Troy, while investigators say the motive remains unresolved.
- A cooperating witness told detectives the teens planned the attack, intending a single shot before the 16-year-old fired multiple times and the body was set on fire, according to the sheriff’s office report.
- Authorities say the victim and suspects knew each other from school, the district has offered counseling, and investigators continue gathering forensic evidence as the case moves forward.