Overview
- Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson identified the suspects as 16-year-old Gabriel Williams and 14-year-old Kimahri Blevins in the death of Danika Jade Troy, 14.
- A passerby found Danika’s burned body on Dec. 2 in woods off Kimberly Road in Pace, near her red-and-black electric scooter and 9 mm shell casings.
- Investigators say Williams stole his mother’s handgun, lured Danika to the area with Blevins, then shot her multiple times before the body was set on fire.
- An investigative report cites a cooperating witness who described a plan to kill Danika, plus a statement in which Williams allegedly said hurtful comments motivated him.
- Both teens are held at the Department of Juvenile Justice on premeditated first-degree murder charges as the sheriff seeks adult charges and notes the stated motive conflicts with forensic findings.