Two Florida teenagers have been charged with first-degree murder after allegedly luring a 14-year-old girl into the woods, fatally shooting her, and setting her remains on fire following an online dispute.
The victim, Danika Troy, was last seen by her mother on November 30 and was reported missing the next day as a runaway. Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson said in a press conference on Thursday that “Unbeknownst to the mother, Danika was murdered the previous night.”
Her body was discovered on December 2 in a wooded area in Pace, Florida, which is located near the southern coast of the Florida Panhandle. Investigators believe she died from multiple gunshot wounds before her body was set on fire.
“This is where it gets really horrific,” Johnson said. “It’s bad enough you kill a 14-year-old, you’re 14, you’re 16, shoot her multiple times, then they set her on fire.
The suspects were identified as 14-year-old Kimahri Blevins and 16-year-old Gabriel Williams. Police said the teens were “acquaintances” from school and had been experiencing tension during the Thanksgiving break. According to Law and Crime, an arrest report stated that a witness told investigators Blevins revealed he and Williams “planned the murder of Danika” and intended to shoot her. They allegedly targeted her because she blocked Blevins on social media and insulted Williams as “worthless and a gang-banger.”
