CONROE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Two men face charges after a 16-year-old girl was shot and killed as she and one of the suspects allegedly played with a gun while taking selfies at a Houston-area apartment.
Conroe police say the teen died at the scene Tuesday. Police believe the juvenile and a man were taking selfies and playing with the handgun when it discharged.
Montgomery County jail records show 19-year-old Matthew Tyshaun Davis of Austin was being held Thursday on charges of murder and manufacture and delivery of a controlled substance. Bond was $1 million.
A 19-year-old from Willis, Joseph Hayden Wilson, was jailed on charges of tampering with or fabricating evidence and possession of a controlled substance. Bond was $100,000.
Joseph Wilson and Matthew Davis
“It’s pretty disconcerting. It doesn’t just happen, you know,” said neighbor Aaron Christian to Houston TV station KRTK on Thursday.
Police said a drug-fueled party that quickly disbanded after the shooting.
They say Davis ran away from the scene, but witnesses helped find him.
Conroe shooting scene (courtesy: KTRK)
“It was just creepy, so we actually went and stayed somewhere else because I was just like sick to my stomach,” said neighbor Annmari Cooper.
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