armed and dangerous, police said.
Credit: Garland Police Department/Facebook
A 14-year-old boy fired off more than 20 shots at a Texas convenience store, killing three other teenagers and injuring a fourth in a targeted attack, police said Wednesday.
Abel Elias Acosta remains on the loose after the shooting on Sunday and is considered armed and dangerous, the Garland Police Department said in a statement.
A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information leading to Abel’s arrest.
“Detectives believe Abel Acosta is actively evading capture and need the public’s assistance in locating him,” the department said on Facebook.
The alleged gunman, described as just over 5 feet tall and 125 pounds, made his getaway after the killings in a Dodge Ram driven by his father, Richard Acosta, who police said previously turned himself in. Richard Acosta, 33, faces capital murder charges and is being held on a $1 million bond, cops said.
The deadly ambush may be retaliation for a “previous disturbance” against one or more of the victims, […]
Shootings like this used to make the nightly news. Now it is so common place that it barely registers. C19 and all the daily fear mongering has really destabilized some people but especially young people.
Really good point, Teresa. Has me thinking about the questions I need to ask in order to respond to the needs of young people. In a way, it feels as if we’ve been unable to focus on and support what affirms life – allowing our fears to drive the future. To overwhelm those youth who are feeling abandoned, or not fully supported. I will be focusing more on what am I, as an adult being asked to do, be.. What are the best steps I can take to demonstrate that I care. Working as a collective makes a big difference.
I agree with you Teresa. I do not know what the solution is except what I wrote in the previous article.