Texas boy, 12, convicted for killing Sonic worker with AR-style rifle

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A 12-year-old Texas boy was recently found “the equivalent of guilty” in the murder of a Sonic restaurant worker with an AR-style rifle after the child’s uncle got into a fight with the employee, according to authorities.

The boy is scheduled to be sentenced on Thursday, the sheriff’s office said. A juvenile convicted of murder in Texas could face up to 40 years in prison, according to state attorneys.

Police say the incident unfolded when the boy’s uncle, Angel Gomez, started urinating in the parking lot of the Sonic on the night of May 13. Matthew Davis, a 32-year-old Sonic employee, confronted Gomez, 20, for “being disorderly in the parking lot,” and the argument between them got physical, according to the Keene Police Department.

Then, Gomez’s nephew, who was sitting in the back seat of the car, retrieved an AR-style .22 rifle and shot Davis at least six times, according to police.

Gomez is also charged with murder. if he’s convicted, Gomez could face a sentence of five to 99 years in prison.

Davis is survived by a fiancée and his 10-year-old son, Trystyn, who lives in Louisiana.

Family members [said] Davis had just moved to Keene and started working at Sonic shortly before the shooting. [A] family spokesperson [said] that Davis was making money at Sonic to buy an iPhone for Trystyn so they could FaceTime together.

 

[USincognito]

What a sad statement about our society today.

 

[Nithavela]

Boy probably thought he was the "good guy with the gun" defending his uncle. Instead, his life is over at the age of 12.

At the very least, I disagree with this being murder. This seems more like a case of voluntary manslaughter.

 

[dogs4thewin]

A 12-year-old Texas boy was recently found “the equivalent of guilty” in the murder of a Sonic restaurant worker with an AR-style rifle after the child’s uncle got into a fight with the employee, according to authorities.

The boy is scheduled to be sentenced on Thursday, the sheriff’s office said. A juvenile convicted of murder in Texas could face up to 40 years in prison, according to state attorneys.

Police say the incident unfolded when the boy’s uncle, Angel Gomez, started urinating in the parking lot of the Sonic on the night of May 13. Matthew Davis, a 32-year-old Sonic employee, confronted Gomez, 20, for “being disorderly in the parking lot,” and the argument between them got physical, according to the Keene Police Department.

Then, Gomez’s nephew, who was sitting in the back seat of the car, retrieved an AR-style .22 rifle and shot Davis at least six times, according to police.

Gomez is also charged with murder. if he’s convicted, Gomez could face a sentence of five to 99 years in prison.

Davis is survived by a fiancée and his 10-year-old son, Trystyn, who lives in Louisiana.

Family members [said] Davis had just moved to Keene and started working at Sonic shortly before the shooting. [A] family spokesperson [said] that Davis was making money at Sonic to buy an iPhone for Trystyn so they could FaceTime together.

The article reads like a minor under 14 could not face charges as an adult.