Colleyville teen accused in series of robberies found dead in home after standoff
A 16-year-old Colleyville boy who was one of several juveniles accused in a series of holdups at a Euless convenience store was found dead Thursday in his home, Euless police said.
An investigation of the Euless robberies led to a home in northwest Colleyville on Thursday afternoon, but the teen barricaded himself within the residence.
SWAT team members and negotiators responded to the scene. An adult stepped out of the residence, but the teen kept authorities at bay for several hours, police said.
At some point Thursday night, police entered the home and found the 16-year-old dead from apparently self-inflicted wounds.
“This is not the way we wanted this to end,” said Euless police Lt. Brenda Alvarado in a telephone interview with Fort Worth Star-Telegram on Friday.
The name of the suspect is not being released because he was a juvenile.
Euless police said Friday two other juvenile males accused in the holdups have been identified.
The juveniles were suspects in three aggravated robberies at the 7-Eleven at 2390 Fuller Wise Road in Euless.
In each holdup, one of the juveniles was armed with a handgun. No injuries were reported in the robberies.
Euless police said Friday the weapon used in the holdups had been recovered.
The first robbery was reported on Nov. 10 at the Euless store, the second was on Nov. 17, and the last one occurred on Dec. 31.
Detectives believed the suspects were juveniles because of their pitch of their voices.
