Boy, 16, arrested in fatal shooting, robbery

2 who arranged on Facebook to buy gun were shot, robbed by 3, LR police say

Little Rock police arrested a 16-year-old boy Monday in a double shooting that left one man dead and another critically injured over the weekend.

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Tyveen "TJ" Davis was charged as an adult with capital murder and first-degree battery. Police arrested the teen about 9 p.m. at his home at 9008 Merrivale Drive.

Davis is accused of shooting Angel Gonzalez, 30, and Uriel Costilla-Mata, 20, late Saturday in the 10000 block of Baseline Road west of Childers Drive. Officers responded about 10:25 p.m. and found the men lying in the street "surrounded by a large amount of blood," according to a police report. They had been shot multiple times.

Gonzalez was unresponsive when he was taken to Baptist Health Medical Center for treatment. He was pronounced dead soon afterward.

Costilla-Mata told police that he and Gonzalez had been attacked by three black males after meeting them to buy a gun, according to the report. The transaction was arranged on Facebook. Davis and the other robbers reportedly shot the men, robbed them of an unknown amount of cash and fled in a vehicle described as a white Cadillac.

Costilla-Mata was taken to UAMS Medical Center for treatment. Police reported Saturday that he was in critical condition after surgery. His condition was unknown late Tuesday.

Further details on the slaying were not released. Police spokesman Lt. Sidney Allen said Davis was taken into custody without incident and interviewed by investigators.

"Based on statements and evidence collected, the juvenile was charged with capital murder," Allen said.

Late Tuesday, no other arrests had been made in the case.

Davis claimed to be a member of the Black Disciples street gang in a photo posted to his Facebook page last week. He recently wrote that he was on probation, but didn't say why.

Davis was being held at the Pulaski County jail. No bail had been set.

Metro on 01/28/2015

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