12-year-old

A 12-year-old boy fatally shot a Sonic Drive-In employee in Texas, according to police, and a 20-year-old man has been charged with murder.

According to police, the shooting took place Saturday night at the Sonic in Keene’s 300 block of South Old Betsy Road. Fort Worth is located about 30 miles south of Keene.

Angel Gomez, 20, drove to the Sonic with other passengers and was acting “disorderly” in the parking lot when Sonic employee Matthew Davis, 32, confronted him, according to the authorities.

According to Keene Police Chief James Kidd, Gomez was confronted by Davis for urinating in the parking lot.

The Sonic in Keene, Texas, where an employee was gunned down Saturday night.

According to police, the two argued and the confrontation became physical.

During the altercation, a juvenile passenger in the suspect’s vehicle “retrieved a firearm and fired multiple shots, striking the victim,” according to police.

Kidd stated that the shooter is believed to be 12 years old.

He stated that the weapon appeared to be a “AR-style” rifle and that “at least six shots” appeared to have been fired and struck the victim.

According to police, the shooting appeared to be an isolated incident that was neither racially motivated nor gang-related.

Officers arrived shortly after 9:30 p.m., but Gomez and the boy had already fled.

Officers discovered Davis “lying in the parking lot having suffered multiple gunshot wounds,” according to police. He was airlifted to Harris Methodist Hospital and pronounced dead.

Gomez was eventually apprehended after returning to the scene. According to police, officers located the boy in Rio Vista, arrested him, and recovered several firearms.

Davis has a 10-year-old son, according to a fundraiser set up to help his family and cover funeral expenses. The fundraiser had raised more than $10,000 as of Tuesday.

“We were saddened to learn about the tragedy involving a franchised team member in Keene, TX,” Sonic said in a statement. The franchisee is fully cooperating with local authorities in their investigation.”

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