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Florida Teens Charged With Premeditated Murder in Killing of 14-Year-Old Danika Troy

Prosecutors are weighing adult charges following forensic doubts about the motive.

Overview

  • Deputies arrested Gabriel Williams, 16, and Kimahri Blevins, 14, after identifying Troy’s burned body in woods off Kimberly Road in Pace, Florida.
  • Sheriff Bob Johnson says Williams stole his mother’s handgun, shot Troy multiple times, and the teens set her body on fire.
  • Both suspects are being held without bond at the Santa Rosa Juvenile Detention Center on first-degree premeditated murder charges.
  • Investigators found multiple live rounds near the remains along with what they believe was Troy’s electric scooter and a shoe consistent with what she was last seen wearing.
  • Arrest reports cite a plan to lure Troy after a social-media dispute, but the sheriff says that account does not align with forensic findings and the motive remains unresolved.