North Texas teen was killed in self-defense during armed robbery, police say
A North Texas teen was shot and killed Monday during an armed robbery, after a 20-year-old fired in self-defense, police said.
The North Texas Emergency Communications Center received a call shortly after 7 p.m. about a weapon-related incident in the 2200 block of Heads Lane, Carrollton police said in a news release Thursday.
A short time later, a woman called to report that her 16-year-old son had been shot, police said.
The boy, who has not been identified, was taken to Carrollton Regional Hospital for treatment. He later died there, police said.
Investigators determined that the 16-year-old boy, along with John Avila and Markellin Soto, both 17, and two 15-year-old girls drove to Carrollton to meet Adan Sandoval, 20, under the “pretense of selling illegal substances with the intent to rob him,” according to police.
Police said that during the meeting the 16-year-old boy “brandished” a gun, which resulted in Sandoval shooting him in self-defense.
Avila, Soto, and one of the 15-year-old girls each face charges of aggravated robbery, police said.
Sandoval had not been charged as of Thursday in the teen’s death, according to police.
The investigation is ongoing, police said.